Shawsheen Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Greeley, Colorado

Shawsheen Elementary School in Greeley, Colorado enrolled 405 students in 2024-25 with 24.9 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%

366 students in 2022-23, 380 students in 2023-24, 405 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.7 to 24.9.

Students enrolled at Shawsheen Elementary School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-233662023-243802024-25405
Students enrolled at Shawsheen Elementary School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-233662023-243802024-25405
Students enrolled at Shawsheen Elementary School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-233662023-243802024-25405
Students enrolled at Shawsheen Elementary School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-233662023-243802024-25405
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336619.718.6
2023-2438023.316.3
2024-2540524.916.3

16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools

Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state median 15.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 298 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shawsheen Elementary School enrolled 304 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 298 of the 304 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent30.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.7% of students were Hispanic, 21.5% White, 6.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic65.7%
  2. White21.5%
  3. Asian6.2%
  4. Black3.5%
  5. Two or more races2.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Shawsheen Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math15‑19%17% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Greeley

15 public elementary schools in Greeley report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering1,12722.250.9%
S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy93219.044.2%
Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology87617.174.2%
Madison Elementary School76819.774.9%
Winograd K-8 Elementary School69118.258.6%
Salida del Sol Academy65417.170.6%
Scott Elementary School56619.468.7%
Maplewood Elementary School54417.681.3%

All public schools in Greeley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Shawsheen Elementary School

  1. S. Christa McAuliffe STEM AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 932 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Scott Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 566 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Shawsheen Elementary School with S. Christa McAuliffe STEM AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Greeley-Evans School District 6 spends per student$13,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,549
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoShawsheen Elementary School is the number 410 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#410 of 1,010
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.16.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Shawsheen Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Shawsheen Elementary School?
    405 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 366 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Greeley, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shawsheen Elementary School?
    16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Shawsheen Elementary School a Title I school?
    Shawsheen Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Shawsheen Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Shawsheen Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Shawsheen Elementary School in?
    Greeley-Evans School District 6, NCES district ID 0804410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080441000650 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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