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Elementary Schools in Shelby City

At a glance

DistrictShelby City227^th of 828 Ohio districtsFull district overview →

School

866

Students

Top rankedShelby Elementary School594^th of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Shelby Elementary School up 81 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Shelby City, Ohio has one elementary school, Shelby Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the available data, Shelby Elementary School appears to be a strong-performing school within the Shelby City district.

Shelby Elementary School is ranked 594 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 38% of elementary schools statewide. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 school years, indicating solid overall performance. Additionally, Shelby Elementary School outperforms the state average on several key test score metrics, including 5th grade science proficiency (72.7% vs. 63.4% statewide) and 5th grade English Language Arts proficiency (80.3% vs. 67.7% statewide).

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 10.7% in 2024-2025 is slightly higher than the state average, the school's overall academic performance and consistent ranking and rating suggest it is a strong option for families in the Shelby City area. However, the lack of data on free/reduced lunch recipients makes it difficult to fully assess the school's socioeconomic demographics and how that may impact its performance.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 342-4641	866	43	20.3	60.4%	790 (91.2%)	6 (0.7%)	40 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	66.6	594^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.9%		64.4	675^th of 1577 public elementary schools	57.2%	81	72.7	66.4	66.7	68.9	72.3	64.3	80.3	$11,394

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pioneer Career & Technology	1.34 mi	1
Crestline Exempted Village	6.87 mi	3	608^th
Plymouth-Shiloh Local	7.2 mi	3	298^th
Ontario Local	8.32 mi	3	136^th
Mansfield City	8.78 mi	6	473^rd

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

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