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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126002518
SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5959 S MAGNOLIA AVE, OCALA, FL 34471 · (352) 291-4085 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
328 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 52.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 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 SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 615 | 53.3% | 51.0% |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 684 | 51.8% | 46.3% |
| KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 579 | 54.6% | 49.0% |
| FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 704 | 55.0% | 64.1% |
| FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARY ESTHER | 539 | 56.4% | 70.0% |
| PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LITHIA | 614 | 50.8% | 39.5% |
Matched among Florida 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 SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,288 of 2,136 | #11 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,241 of 2,149 ▲ 49 | #9 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,287 of 2,149 no change | #10 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #975 of 2,267 | #22 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,019 of 2,077 | #13 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #636 of 2,108 | #18 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #1,159 of 2,188 | #27 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #929 of 1,374 | #3 of 12 |
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
615
+62 (+11%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 615 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 53% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 36 | 19.0:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 56% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 52% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 58% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 57% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 60% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 37% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a mid-sized elementary school in OCALA, Florida. It had 615 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
A total of 62 schools make up MARION, with 46,349 students enrolled.
At SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 50% of students are White. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 69% White share among all Marion County residents. The diversity index for SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 53% of the student body.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 3.4 points below predicted: 51.0% against 54.4%.
In the surrounding county, Marion County, the median household earns about $61,010 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 68 public schools and about 46,349 students.
SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.5 miles from SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 14.6 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
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- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
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- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,402 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 712
- OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 194
- EIGHTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 381
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL3.8 mi · 866
- ELC PK ESE SERVICES3.9 mi · 12
- SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 1,007
Frequently asked questions
About SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 50% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MARION in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.