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What do students at Shelyn Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWLAND UNIFIED·NCES 063375005213
Shelyn Elementary
19500 East Nacora St., Rowland Heights, CA 91748 · (909) 444-0584 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
325 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 94% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.5pp since 2014
Math
59.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.2% | 29.4% | 12.8% | 21.7% |
| Math | 38.8% | 20.8% | 23.1% | 17.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 60.8% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.5% | 48.5% |
| 2018-19 | 54.5% | 61.8% |
| 2017-18 | 57.8% | 56.6% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 53.8% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 49.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Shelyn Elementary
Shelyn Elementary's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelyn Elementary this school | 508 | 64.0% | 63.7% |
| Mildred B. Janson Elementary Rosemead | 575 | 66.1% | 62.9% |
| Demille Elementary Midway City | 562 | 67.6% | 57.2% |
| Hillcrest Elementary Monterey Park | 439 | 70.4% | 55.6% |
| Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Sacramento | 480 | 60.6% | N/A |
| Ynez Elementary Monterey Park | 695 | 63.7% | 57.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shelyn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #941 of 5,151 | #215 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #1,089 of 5,172 ▼ 102 | #259 of 1,129 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #989 of 5,172 ▼ 39 | #220 of 1,129 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #999 of 5,116 | #328 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,336 of 5,915 | #472 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,077 of 5,352 | #587 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #2,984 of 5,354 | #492 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #3,278 of 5,625 | #905 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #295 of 1,139 | #51 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 508 | 23.3 | 21.8:1 | 64% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 22.5 | 20.4:1 | 69% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 21.5 | 21.1:1 | 72% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 20 | 23.5:1 | 64% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 69% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 52% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | N/A | N/A | 46% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 30 | 21.8:1 | 27% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 23 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelyn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (432 to 508); teachers up 16% (20 to 23.3).
About Shelyn Elementary
Shelyn Elementary, located in Rowland Heights, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 508 students.
Shelyn Elementary reports to Rowland Unified, which has 21 schools and 11,541 students.
Asian students account for 69% of enrollment at Shelyn Elementary. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 15% Asian. Shelyn Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 23.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 21.8:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Around 64% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Shelyn Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Shelyn Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools: 63.7% actual against 42.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
John A. Rowland High is located about 0.5 miles from Shelyn Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Shelyn Elementary is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Shelyn Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 470 in 2020-21 and 508 in 2024-25, a gain of 38 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.5:1 in 2020-21 to 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Shelyn Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowland Unified
- John A. Rowland HighHigh · 2,016 students
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- Stanley G. Oswalt AcademyElementary · 879 students
- Blandford ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Ybarra Academy for the Arts and TechnologyElementary · 630 students
- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
Other schools in Rowland Heights
- John A. Rowland HighHigh · 2,016 students
- Blandford ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
- Killian ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Rowland ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Jellick ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- John A. Rowland High0.5 mi · 2,016
- Killian Elementary0.6 mi · 469
- Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology0.7 mi · 630
- Rowland Unified Community Day0.7 mi · 28
- Alvarado Intermediate1.1 mi · 624
- Blandford Elementary1.4 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Shelyn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Shelyn Elementary?
Shelyn Elementary enrolls approximately 508 students in grades KG-06.
Is Shelyn Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shelyn Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Shelyn Elementary have?
Shelyn Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Shelyn Elementary?
Student demographics at Shelyn Elementary are roughly 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 69% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Shelyn Elementary in?
Shelyn Elementary is part of Rowland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.