📍 12600 Fordline St, Southgate, Wayne County, 48195
Shelters Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Southgate, Wayne County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southgate Community School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shelters Elementary School enrolls 272 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 272 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shelters Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 4, state house district 13.
Shelters Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Southgate Community School District, based in SOUTHGATE, Michigan. The district serves 3,760 students district-wide and employs 205 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Shelters Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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