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Enrollment
724
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLENTANGY LOCAL·NCES 390467606113
Shale Meadows Elementary School
4458 North Road, Lewis Center, OH 43035 · (740) 657-5830 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
68 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 73 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
90.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.5pp since 2021
Math
91.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.2% | 91.4% |
| 2023-24 | 92.4% | 87.9% |
| 2022-23 | 88.5% | 83.6% |
| 2021-22 | 88.7% | 85.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Shale Meadows Elementary School
Shale Meadows Elementary School's state test result (89.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shale Meadows Elementary School this school | 724 | 9.4% | 89.8% |
| Liberty Tree Elementary School Powell | 727 | 10.2% | 86.7% |
| Peachblow Crossing Elementary Lewis Center | 648 | 6.5% | N/A |
| Glacier Ridge Elementary Dublin | 559 | 4.1% | 87.4% |
| Kings Mills Elementary School Kings Mills | 567 | 16.9% | 82.8% |
| Heritage Elementary School Lewis Center | 592 | 6.9% | 89.3% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Shale Meadows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #46 of 673 | #4 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.4% | #59 of 1,569 ▲ 66 | #3 of 33 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #49 of 1,569 ▼ 14 | #3 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #673 of 1,514 | #5 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #128 of 1,808 | #4 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #1,466 of 1,582 | #32 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #223 of 1,590 | #3 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #722 of 767 | #24 of 34 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 724 | 32.7 | 22.1:1 | 9% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 30.3 | 23.6:1 | 10% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 30.5 | 21.0:1 | 3% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shale Meadows Elementary School.
About Shale Meadows Elementary School
Shale Meadows Elementary School sits in Lewis Center, Ohio, and is classified as an elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 724 students. Enrollment is 79% higher than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.
Federal data list 29 schools in Olentangy Local, with 24,133 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Shale Meadows Elementary School is White (45%). Other groups make up 36% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Delaware County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Shale Meadows Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1 at Shale Meadows Elementary School, with 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 9%. For comparison, public schools in Delaware County average 20%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Shale Meadows Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 89.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 85.3%.
Delaware County has about 226,834 residents, and median household income is about $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Delaware County number 59 and enroll about 44,100.
Peachblow Crossing Elementary is the public school closest to Shale Meadows Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Shale Meadows Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Shale Meadows Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olentangy Local
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- Olentangy Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Olentangy Berlin High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Olentangy High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Olentangy Orange Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
Other schools in Lewis Center
- Olentangy High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Olentangy Orange Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
- Alum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Glen Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
Nearby schools
- Peachblow Crossing Elementary0.5 mi · 648
- Olentangy Shanahan Preschool0.8 mi · 188
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle School0.8 mi · 1,029
- Heritage Elementary School1.0 mi · 592
- Arrowhead Elementary School1.0 mi · 648
- Olentangy Preschool at DACC1.2 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Shale Meadows Elementary SchoolHow large is Shale Meadows Elementary School?
Shale Meadows Elementary School enrolls approximately 724 students in grades PK-05.
Is Shale Meadows Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shale Meadows Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shale Meadows Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shale Meadows Elementary School is approximately 22.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shale Meadows Elementary School?
At Shale Meadows Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 36% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Shale Meadows Elementary School?
Shale Meadows Elementary School is overseen by Olentangy Local in Delaware County.
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