Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch

Set in Shelbyville, Indiana, Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is a reasonably sized K-5 school, operated by Shelbyville Central Schools. It teaches 565 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is one of 7 schools operated by Shelbyville Central Schools, a district that serves 3,912 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Shelby County put the typical household earns roughly $72,190 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch is one of 18 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 7,418 students).

The closest other public school is Shelbyville Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 710 (now 565). The White share of enrollment contracted from 83% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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