Shady Lane Elementary School

Shady Lane Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Columbus, Ohio, overseen by Columbus City Schools District, caters to 382 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Columbus City Schools District, which oversees 115 schools and 46,249 students, Shady Lane Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shady Lane Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Shady Lane Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Franklin County) shows that median household income runs about $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Shady Lane Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sherwood Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shady Lane Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shady Lane Elementary School has declined 15%, going from 452 students in 2018 to 382 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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