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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 181014001627
Coulston Elementary School
121 Knightstown Rd, Shelbyville, IN 46176 · (317) 398-3185 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
246 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Shelbyville Central Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Coulston Elementary School
Coulston Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coulston Elementary School this school | 428 | 57.5% | 32.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Warsaw | 452 | 57.3% | 40.3% |
| Lakeland Intermediate School LaGrange | 416 | 57.2% | 29.9% |
| L F Smith Elementary Columbus | 420 | 57.9% | 34.2% |
| Laura Hose Elementary School Crawfordsville | 387 | 59.9% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School Goshen | 344 | 55.5% | 85.6% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Coulston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #679 of 983 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #558 of 986 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #719 of 986 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #545 of 1,079 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #114 of 991 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #426 of 996 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #416 of 1,058 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #99 of 597 | N/A |
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
428
-36 (-8%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 428 | 34.5 | 12.4:1 | 57% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 34.5 | 12.6:1 | 50% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 69% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 60% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 23.6 | 24.0:1 | 56% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 61% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 61% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 28% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 750 | 30 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coulston Elementary School.
About Coulston Elementary School
In Shelbyville, Indiana, Coulston Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 428 students across kindergarten through 5.
Coulston Elementary School is in Shelbyville Central Schools, a district with 3,912 students across 7 schools.
More than half of the students at Coulston Elementary School are White (65%). The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Shelby County overall, about 91% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Coulston Elementary School scores 51%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coulston Elementary School is 12.4:1, based on 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Coulston Elementary School counts 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Shelby County report 45%.
Coulston Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Indiana public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Coulston Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.0%; the prediction is 34.9%.
In Shelby County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,190 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Shelby County number 18, with about 7,418 students.
Coulston Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Golden Bear Preschool, its nearest public school. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Coulston Elementary School is behind the 37.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell by 8% across 4 years, from 464 in 2020-21 to 428 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.2:1 in 2020-21 to 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,265
Census ACS
Median income
$72,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,418 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelbyville Central Schools
- Shelbyville Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- Shelbyville Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- William F Loper Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Thomas A Hendricks Elementary SchElementary · 565 students
- Golden Bear PreschoolElementary · 295 students
- Especially Kidz Health & Rehab CntCombined · 51 students
Other schools in Shelbyville
- Shelbyville Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- Shelbyville Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- William F Loper Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Thomas A Hendricks Elementary SchElementary · 565 students
- Southwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Golden Bear PreschoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Bear Preschool1.0 mi · 295
- Excel Center - Shelbyville1.1 mi · 131
- William F Loper Elementary School1.6 mi · 619
- Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch2.3 mi · 565
- Shelbyville Sr High School2.4 mi · 1,068
- Shelbyville Middle School2.6 mi · 886
Frequently asked questions
About Coulston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coulston Elementary School?
Coulston Elementary School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Coulston Elementary School serve?
Coulston Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Coulston Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Coulston Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coulston Elementary School?
At Coulston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Coulston Elementary School?
Coulston Elementary School is overseen by Shelbyville Central Schools in Shelby County.
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