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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 181014001632
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch
1111 St Joseph St, Shelbyville, IN 46176 · (317) 398-7432 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C-Beats 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
14.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
295 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 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
36%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
29.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch this school | 565 | 52.2% | 33.5% |
| Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch Charlestown | 529 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School Charlestown | 588 | 52.7% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School Warsaw | 500 | 51.8% | 48.1% |
| Creekside Elementary School Franklin | 517 | 53.0% | 53.6% |
| Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch Wheatfield | 469 | 52.9% | 50.1% |
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 Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #649 of 983 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #594 of 986 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #680 of 986 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #236 of 1,079 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #350 of 991 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #581 of 996 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #547 of 1,058 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #165 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
565
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 565 | 39.5 | 14.3:1 | 52% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 45% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 66% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 61% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 29.2 | 24.3:1 | 53% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 55% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 62% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 30 | 21.8:1 | 25% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch.
About Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch
Students in Shelbyville, Indiana, attend Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 565 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is one of 7 schools in Shelbyville Central Schools, which enrolls 3,912 students in total.
Roughly 79% of students at Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 91%. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 39.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Indiana, Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.5% actual against a predicted 38.6%.
Shelby County census figures show that the median household income is $72,190, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Shelby County is home to 18 public schools and about 7,418 public school students.
The closest other public school is Shelbyville Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch has 7 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch at 4th of 5.
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 544. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.6:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
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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
- Coulston Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 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
- Coulston Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Southwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Golden Bear PreschoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Shelbyville Middle School0.3 mi · 886
- Shelbyville Sr High School0.4 mi · 1,068
- Especially Kidz Health & Rehab Cnt0.7 mi · 51
- Excel Center - Shelbyville1.3 mi · 131
- William F Loper Elementary School1.4 mi · 619
- Golden Bear Preschool1.8 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas A Hendricks Elementary SchWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch?
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch serve?
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is approximately 14.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch?
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch reports a student body of 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch?
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is overseen by Shelbyville Central Schools in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.