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Shelyn Elementary

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Shelyn Elementary ranks 1245 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shelyn Elementary is a high-performing K-6 public school in the Rowland Unified School District, serving 508 students in Rowland Heights and consistently ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly higher than the district average, and it excels at supporting all students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds or who are learning English. A key strength is its remarkably low rate of chronic absenteeism at 8.5%, which is less than half the state average and indicates a positive, engaging school culture that keeps students coming to class. This success is achieved even though the school operates with a moderate per-student budget compared to some neighboring schools like Hollingworth Elementary.

When compared to other schools in Rowland Unified, such as Rorimer Elementary or Rowland Elementary, Shelyn's performance is notably stronger. While schools in the neighboring Walnut Valley Unified district, like Walnut Elementary, may rank higher, Shelyn's achievement is impressive given its student demographics, demonstrating that effective school practices make a significant difference in student outcomes.

508

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,720

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19500 East Nacora St.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748-3133

(909) 444-0584

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Shelyn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alvarado Intermediate
High:	John A. Rowland High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.3%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rowland Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,245^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Rowland Unified

770^th of 1,543Rowland Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	1245 of 5857	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	1341 of 5869	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	1107 of 5859	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	1563 of 5883	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	1504 of 5789	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	1413 of 5662	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	1592 of 5692	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	1357 of 5614	75.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.6	1439 of 5611	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	1053 of 5530	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	827 of 5390	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	1054 of 5377	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	86.4	660 of 5314	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	90.4	459 of 5193	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	768 of 5113	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	83.3	833 of 5113	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	83.9	786 of 4818	83.7%	★★★★☆
2005	89.2	533 of 4822	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	90.3	496 of 4809	89.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	832 of 1203	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	804 of 1205	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	689 of 1190	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	808 of 1154	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	733 of 1149	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	724 of 1071	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	64.2	624 of 2585	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	823 of 2128	61.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	396 of 3162	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	184 of 3245	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	370 of 3311	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	596 of 3275	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	892 of 3246	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	1260 of 5597	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	1369 of 5612	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	934 of 5609	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	1214 of 5635	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	1201 of 5492	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	1536 of 5413	71.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	1198 of 5107	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	1545 of 5107	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	1499 of 5087	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	1628 of 5084	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	1822 of 4963	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	1653 of 4830	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	12 of 429	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	18 of 364	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 335	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	20 of 356	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	514 of 5460	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	959 of 5517	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	320 of 5363	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	534 of 5264	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	714 of 5173	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	556 of 5084	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	1184 of 5628	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	1249 of 5643	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	1291 of 5638	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	1923 of 5663	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	1841 of 5510	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	1260 of 5431	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	907 of 2635	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)66th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics60%+22 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shelyn Elementary	Public	K-6	19500 East Nacora St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 444-0584	508	23	21.8	64.0%	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	108 (21.3%)	352 (69.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.7%)	77.9	1245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.7%		75.8	1341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	96	34.4		34.4	83.3	62.7	61.3	56.7			65.5	78.0	67.7	53.1	41.8			59.6							$13,720	$13,544	$176
Killian Elementary	Public	K-6	19100 East Killian St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-6409	469	17	27.7	78.9%	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	167 (35.6%)	275 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	59.7	2081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.4	1910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	171	33.3		33.3	46.3	54.3	48.7	44.9			48.7	55.4	56.5	34.5	46.4			47.1							$12,907	$12,466	$441
Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	630	25	25.0	66.8%	27 (4.3%)	9 (1.4%)	354 (56.2%)	222 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	63.7	1894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		66.7	1745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	149	50.8	37.4	43.1	46.3	56.3	76.3	53.1	73.0	53.2	60.0	34.7	49.2	57.4	26.2	42.9	47.0	42.8	95.7			97.1	97.1	97.1	$15,319	$15,292	$27
Blandford Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 Blandford Dr.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3410	643	25	26.2	74.3%	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	196 (30.5%)	394 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.8%)	74.3	1411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		70.2	1585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	174	38.4		38.4	49.5	60.4	54.3	72.5			58.7	57.6	61.0	46.5	64.6			57.1	98.3	98.3		98.3	98.3	98.3	$13,738	$13,694	$44
Jellick Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Jellick Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-1275	376	19	19.4	91.2%	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	261 (69.4%)	95 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	48	2700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		36.4	3407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	707	27.3		27.3	61.2	44.2	38.7	44.7			48.2	53.1	34.1	12.1	31.4			34.5	94.7			96.1	96.1		$13,288	$12,072	$1,216
Telesis Academy of Science & Math	Public	K-8	2800 East Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-1696	621	26	23.8	81.6%	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.6%)	495 (79.7%)	90 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	48	2703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.9	2671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	32	26.2	26.7	26.5	37.5	35.3	53.3	50.0	45.9	52.2	47.2	43.8	30.9	35.4	42.0	26.5	17.0	29.4							$14,981	$14,308	$673
Hollingworth Elementary	Public	K-6	3003 East Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3661	382	16	23.8	73.0%	9 (2.4%)	20 (5.2%)	274 (71.7%)	62 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	35.5	3543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		35.3	3495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	48	15.6		15.6	27.9	33.3	25.0	56.4			37.0	30.2	26.2	24.4	43.6			31.9							$14,634	$13,554	$1,080
Rowland Elementary	Public	K-6	2036 South Fullerton Rd.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3441	461	19	24.2	91.1%	12 (2.6%)	9 (2.0%)	345 (74.8%)	74 (16.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	14.3	5324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.1%		10.7	5647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.8%	323	8.2		8.2	27.1	9.4	26.7	25.4			22.3	23.5	11.7	14.8	16.4			16.3	96.8		96.8				$13,864	$12,996	$868
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	841 South Glenwick	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1820	706	27	25.8	25.2%	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (14.7%)	550 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.7%)	94.2	382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.5	307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	75	64.0		64.0	70.6	72.2	82.9				75.4	79.0	76.1	76.0				77.0							$17,942	$17,388	$554
Rorimer Elementary	Public	K-6	18750 East Rorimer St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3333	405	20	20.7	91.6%	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	376 (92.8%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24.8	4428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		26.8	4224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	204	11.5		11.5	23.8	23.1	38.5	42.6			31.3	32.8	28.9	19.2	19.2			25.6	96.7			96.7	96.7	96.7	$17,001	$16,148	$853

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelyn Elementary

Is Shelyn Elementary a good school?

Shelyn Elementary ranks 1245^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shelyn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Shelyn Elementary.

What district is Shelyn Elementary in?

Rowland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Shelyn Elementary?

Students at Shelyn Elementary are 69% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Shelyn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shelyn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alvarado Intermediate
High : John A. Rowland High

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