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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Shelby Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY CITY·NCES 391000901627
Shelby Elementary School
109 W Smiley Ave, Shelby, OH 44875 · (419) 342-4641 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
20.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
523 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 80 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
72.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.9pp since 2021
Math
67.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 64.2% |
| 2022-23 | 67.6% | 59.9% |
| 2021-22 | 77.2% | 69.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Shelby Elementary School
Shelby Elementary School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Elementary School this school | 866 | 60.4% | 69.8% |
| Carrollton Elementary School Carrollton | 804 | 56.8% | 55.9% |
| Kenton Elementary School Kenton | 1,022 | 64.8% | 55.4% |
| Marietta Elementary School Marietta | 628 | 60.7% | 48.1% |
| Harrison Central Elementary School Cadiz | 773 | 56.4% | 53.5% |
| Van Wert Elementary School Van Wert | 692 | 56.4% | 65.7% |
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 Shelby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #463 of 673 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #723 of 1,569 ▲ 60 | #12 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #527 of 1,569 ▲ 58 | #11 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #252 of 1,514 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #61 of 1,808 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,324 of 1,582 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #1,271 of 1,590 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #132 of 767 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +162.4% | #6 of 561 | 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
866
+534 (+161%) vs 2020
+320% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 866 | 42.5 | 20.4:1 | 60% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 916 | 42 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 900 | 41 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 17 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 17.5 | 18.9:1 | 52% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 16 | 21.7:1 | 44% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 52% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 16% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 12 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 162% (330 to 866); teachers up 143% (17.5 to 42.5).
About Shelby Elementary School
At 109 W Smiley Ave in Shelby, Ohio, Shelby Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 866 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 114% bigger than the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Shelby City is responsible for 3 schools, Shelby Elementary School included, with 1,794 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Shelby Elementary School is 91% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Shelby Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.4:1. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Shelby Elementary School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.0%.
In the wider Richland County area, the median household earns about $59,509 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Shelby Elementary School shares Richland County with 48 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Shelby Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Shelby Elementary School ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment was 332 in 2020-21 and 866 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
On allk12, people connected to Shelby Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby City
- Shelby Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Shelby High SchoolHigh · 454 students
Other schools in Shelby
- Pioneer Career & TechnologyHigh · 1,105 students
- Shelby Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Shelby High SchoolHigh · 454 students
Other Shelby Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Shelby Elementary. Shelby Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Shelby Elementary SchoolSHELBY, MI · 433 students
- Shelby Elementary SchoolShelby, MT · 262 students
- Shelby Elementary SchoolShelby, AL · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Shelby Middle School0.0 mi · 474
- Shelby High School0.2 mi · 454
- Pioneer Career & Technology1.1 mi · 1,105
- Plymouth High School6.9 mi · 118
- Shiloh Middle School6.9 mi · 205
- Shiloh Elementary School7.0 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Shelby Elementary SchoolHow large is Shelby Elementary School?
Shelby Elementary School enrolls approximately 866 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Shelby Elementary School serve?
Shelby Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Shelby Elementary School have?
Shelby Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shelby Elementary School?
At Shelby Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelby Elementary School?
Shelby Elementary School is overseen by Shelby City in Richland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.