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Enrollment
983
Elementary
DISTRICT 825 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK-SHAWNEE LOCAL·NCES 390462802499
Shawnee Elementary School
1841 E Possum Rd, Springfield, OH 45502 · (937) 717-2403 · Clark County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL983 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
523 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 76 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (128).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Shawnee Elementary School→Shawnee Middle School/High School
Based on grade levels within Clark-Shawnee Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.7pp since 2021
Math
68.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 69.3% |
| 2022-23 | 60.6% | 65.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 65.5% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Shawnee Elementary School
Shawnee Elementary School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Elementary School this school | 983 | 53.2% | 64.2% |
| C O Harrison Elementary School Cincinnati | 909 | 51.3% | 81.9% |
| London Elementary School London | 1,011 | 53.2% | 63.0% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School Trenton | 739 | 54.7% | 64.9% |
| Celina Elementary School Celina | 1,224 | 50.7% | 71.4% |
| Greenon Elementary School Enon | 897 | 49.7% | 64.3% |
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 Shawnee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #555 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #700 of 1,569 ▼ 57 | #3 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #832 of 1,569 ▲ 152 | #5 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #878 of 1,514 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 983 | #31 of 1,808 | #2 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #860 of 1,582 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #742 of 1,590 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #208 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +127.0% | #15 of 561 | #1 of 9 |
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
983
+653 (+198%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 983 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 53% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 1,019 | 50 | 20.4:1 | 54% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 1,010 | 50.7 | 19.9:1 | 46% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 27.3 | 15.9:1 | 54% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 20 | 18.3:1 | 81% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 43% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 32 | 18.4:1 | 19% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 29 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 127% (433 to 983); teachers up 102% (27.3 to 55).
About Shawnee Elementary School
Shawnee Elementary School is a large elementary school in Springfield, Ohio. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 983 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
Clark-Shawnee Local operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,650 students.
At Shawnee Elementary School, White students make up 77% of the student body. It is also 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Shawnee Elementary School, 55 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.9:1. That is close to the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Roughly 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Clark County average 56%.
The model predicts 68.7% for a school in Ohio with Shawnee Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Shawnee Elementary School posts 64.2%.
Shawnee Elementary School is located in Clark County, where the median household income is $63,132, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Shawnee Elementary School, Clark County has 43 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Shawnee Middle School/High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Shawnee Elementary School.
NCES assigns Shawnee Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 330 (2020-21) and 983 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.5 to 17.9 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
135,158
Census ACS
Median income
$63,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clark-Shawnee Local
- Shawnee Middle School/High SchoolHigh · 667 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Kenton Ridge Middle/High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
- Kenton Ridge ElementaryElementary · 984 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Northwestern Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 731 students
- Global Impact STEM AcademyHigh · 697 students
Other Shawnee Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Shawnee Elementary. Shawnee Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolXenia, OH · 476 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolMACOMB, MI · 662 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolEaston, PA · 567 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolWolf Lake, IL · 136 students
- SHAWNEE ELEM.CHILHOWEE, MO · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Middle School/High School0.2 mi · 667
- Springfield-Clark County2.3 mi · 657
- Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy2.6 mi · 158
- Kenwood Elementary2.6 mi · 413
- Lincoln Elementary School2.8 mi · 395
- Hayward Middle School2.9 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Shawnee Elementary School?
Shawnee Elementary School enrolls approximately 983 students in grades PK-06.
Is Shawnee Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shawnee Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Shawnee Elementary School have?
Shawnee Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shawnee Elementary School?
At Shawnee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Shawnee Elementary School public or private?
Shawnee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark-Shawnee Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.