Shelyn Elementary

Shelyn Elementary is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Rowland Heights, California, overseen by Rowland Unified, works with 508 students in grades K through 6.

Within Rowland Unified, which oversees 21 schools and 11,541 students, Shelyn Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Shelyn Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Shelyn Elementary reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 64% of students at Shelyn Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Shelyn Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 64.5%, a residual of +23.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Shelyn Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is John A. Rowland High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Shelyn Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 432 students in 2018 compared to 508 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 43% to 21% over that span.

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