Best Public Schools in Shelbina, MO

Summary:

The city of Shelbina, Missouri is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: South Shelby Elementary, South Shelby High, and South Shelby Middle School. These schools, part of the Shelby County R-IV district, have varying levels of performance, with South Shelby Elementary and South Shelby Middle School ranking in the middle of Missouri schools, while South Shelby High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

South Shelby Elementary stands out for outperforming the state average in Mathematics proficiency for grades 3 and 5, but underperforming in English Language Arts for grades 3 and 4. The school also has a relatively high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 55.78%. In contrast, South Shelby High has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 47.98%, but has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 363 out of 460 in 2018-2019 to 276 out of 358 in 2020-2021. South Shelby Middle School, meanwhile, has consistently underperformed the state average in Mathematics proficiency across grades 6, 7, and 8.

The data also reveals socioeconomic disparities among the schools, with South Shelby Elementary having the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients. This suggests the need to explore the impact of socioeconomic factors on student performance and the availability of resources and support for economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, while South Shelby High has the highest spending per student at $12,599, it also has the lowest statewide ranking among the three schools, prompting further investigation into the efficient allocation of resources and their impact on student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)					MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)					MAP Biology I (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Shelby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6685 Shelby 419	Shelbina	63468	Shelby County	Shelby County R-IV	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(573) 588-2181	294	26	11.2	55.8%	273 (92.9%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	35.5	606^th of 898 public elementary schools	32.5%		30.9	642^nd of 908 public elementary schools	29.3%	36	48.6	32.6				26.2		27.1	17.4	45.2				$11,148	$2,614	$8,535
South Shelby High	Public	9-12	4154 Hwy 36	Shelbina	63468	Shelby County	Shelby County R-IV	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(573) 588-4163	248	20	12.4	48.0%	224 (90.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)													32.4	$12,599	$2,613	$9,986
South Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	4152 Hwy 36	Shelbina	63468	Shelby County	Shelby County R-IV	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(573) 588-2208	151	15	10.4	53.6%	137 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	37.7	295^th of 459 public middle schools	35.7%		36.5	303^rd of 459 public middle schools	34.0%	8			34.1	33.3	15.2		33.9				20.5	37.1		$10,692	$2,020	$8,672

Cities Near Shelbina

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shelbyville	10.04 mi	2	5^th
Holliday	14.68 mi	1
Paris	15.46 mi	3	322^nd
Monroe City	16.74 mi	3	106^th
Madison	17.97 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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