📍 306 S East St, Waldron, Shelby County, 46182
Waldron Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waldron, Shelby County. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shelby Eastern Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waldron Elementary School enrolls 288 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.4% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 288 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waldron Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 42, state house district 57.
Waldron Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Shelby Eastern Schools, based in Shelbyville, Indiana. The district serves 1,292 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 288 students, Waldron Elementary School is close to the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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