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Shelby Elementary School

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Shelby Elementary School ranks 142 nd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Shelby Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 239 students in grades PK-5 in Shelby, Alabama. It is part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 34 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Shelby Elementary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Shelby Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, outperforming the Shelby County and Alabama state averages in proficiency rates for the Summative Assessments in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts across grades 3-5. The school also performs particularly well for its male students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years. Additionally, Shelby Elementary School has seen a decline in chronic absenteeism rates, from 24.1% in 2023-2024 to 13.5% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Montevallo Elementary and Forest Oaks Elementary have lower test scores and rankings, while Chelsea Park Elementary outperforms Shelby Elementary in some areas. However, Wilsonville Elementary, a smaller school, has some stronger test scores in certain grade levels compared to Shelby Elementary. Overall, Shelby Elementary School stands out as a consistently high-performing school within its district and the state, with strong test scores, low chronic absenteeism, and effective support for its student subgroups.

242

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,161

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19099 Highway 145
Shelby, AL 35143

(205) 682-6630

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Shelby Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Columbiana Middle School
High:	Shelby County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

6.6%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (65% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Alabama elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg62%

Alabama avg52%

142^nd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Shelby County

34^th of 135Shelby County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	142 of 680	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	142 of 684	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	200 of 680	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	155 of 687	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	129 of 692	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	215 of 681	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	231 of 680	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.4	131 of 688	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	90 of 691	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	126 of 691	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	61.4	250 of 695	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.3	135 of 696	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	158 of 696	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	108 of 709	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	75.8	117 of 704	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	52.4	368 of 696	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	262 of 698	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	261 of 698	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.4	444 of 689	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.8	511 of 688	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	63.9	205 of 623	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	211 of 649	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	113 of 650	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	235 of 645	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	234 of 656	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	216 of 656	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	382 of 646	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.3	164 of 640	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	131 of 639	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	104 of 660	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	116 of 670	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	124 of 623	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	50 of 651	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	96 of 653	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	71 of 649	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	148 of 651	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	139 of 567	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	108 of 651	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	108 of 655	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	147 of 649	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	68 of 669	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	92 of 650	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	181 of 650	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	68.9	169 of 639	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	71.2	59 of 373	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	162 of 532	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	184 of 535	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	233 of 528	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	214 of 540	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	181 of 539	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	284 of 529	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	317 of 508	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)84th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English81%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Science50%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19099 Highway 145	Shelby	35143	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6630	242	18	13.1	58.7%	211 (87.2%)	11 (4.5%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	76.9	142^nd of 680 public elementary schools	79.1%		77.4	142^nd of 684 public elementary schools	79.2%		44.2	55.6	59.1	50.0	79.1	77.8	86.4	$17,161	$2,526	$14,609
Elvin Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6620	534	32	16.5	67.0%	342 (64.0%)	91 (17.0%)	82 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	47.6	366^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.2%		45	394^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.4%	28	44.0	37.1	31.1	44.9	67.0	48.9	64.7	$10,660	$1,547	$9,092
Calera Elementary	Public	K-2	855 10th St	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6120	766	42	18.2	64.8%	298 (38.9%)	333 (43.5%)	109 (14.2%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)								(n/a)								$10,354	$1,450	$8,886
Calera Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8454 Highway 31 South	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6500	747	50	15.0	67.9%	297 (39.8%)	289 (38.7%)	119 (15.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	38.1	440^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.3%		44.9	395^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.3%	45	40.2	29.8	31.5	34.5	58.7	49.0	61.1	$9,273	$1,879	$7,376
Wilsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 School St	Wilsonville	35186	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6640	229	16	14.1	55.5%	194 (84.7%)	10 (4.4%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	69	205^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.9%		77.6	140^th of 684 public elementary schools	79.5%	65	66.7	40.7	24.4	55.6	80.0	66.7	85.4	$15,665	$2,436	$13,198
Jemison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1495 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4820	752	48	15.6	65.6%	395 (52.5%)	50 (6.6%)	279 (37.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)								(n/a)	23.1				51.5			$9,287	$1,779	$7,483
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2800 Smokey Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-4300	953	66	14.4	53.2%	446 (46.8%)	186 (19.5%)	255 (26.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.9%)								(n/a)	63.6				77.6			$10,590	$1,568	$9,009
Montevallo Elementary School	Public	K-5	171 Jeter Cir	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6420	758	50	15.2	81.7%	305 (40.2%)	174 (23.0%)	250 (33.0%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	53.4	329^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.6%		52.2	327^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.2%	2	35.5	44.4	46.1	37.6	58.7	63.2	72.8	$10,413	$1,833	$8,512
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Hornet Parkway	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7220	606	36	16.7	29.2%	478 (78.9%)	47 (7.8%)	59 (9.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	68.4	211^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.0%		75.8	152^nd of 684 public elementary schools	77.8%	59	48.9	34.2	56.9	44.6	81.9	63.3	89.4	$9,435	$677	$8,740
Chelsea Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	9000 Chelsea Park Trail	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6700	891	55	16.2	30.1%	626 (70.3%)	141 (15.8%)	76 (8.5%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	81.7	100^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.8	115^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.2%	15	51.3	57.9	70.6	67.8	81.2	67.8	84.8	$8,957	$705	$8,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelby Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Shelby Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shelby Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbiana Middle School
High : Shelby County High School

What district is Shelby Elementary School in?

Shelby County

How many students attend Shelby Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Shelby Elementary School.

Is Shelby Elementary School a good school?

Shelby Elementary School ranks 142^nd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shelby Elementary School?

Students at Shelby Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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