📍 19500 E. Nacora St., Rowland Heights, Los Angeles County, 91748
Shelyn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rowland Heights, Los Angeles County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Opatkiewicz. It is part of the Rowland Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Shelyn Elementary enrolls 453 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Asian, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 283 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.3% |
| White | 15 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 453 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shelyn Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Shelyn Elementary is one of 23 schools in Rowland Unified, based in Rowland Heights, California. The district serves 11,558 students district-wide and employs 543 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Shelyn Elementary is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.