Coulston Elementary School
121 Knightstown Rd
Shelbyville IN, 46176, Shelby County
Phone: 317-398-3185
Ranking: 
(523 out of 1,449, top 36%)*
(523 out of 1,449, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Shelbyville Central Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 589 | 528 | 560 | 575 | 516 | 493 | 498 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 52 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 16.5% | 85 | 16.1% | 99 | 17.7% | 95 | 16.5% | 93 | 18.0% | 86 | 17.4% | 93 | 18.7% |
| Grade 1: | 91 | 15.4% | 91 | 17.2% | 89 | 15.9% | 101 | 17.6% | 83 | 16.1% | 92 | 18.7% | 85 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 13.2% | 85 | 16.1% | 88 | 15.7% | 96 | 16.7% | 90 | 17.4% | 81 | 16.4% | 90 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 16.3% | 82 | 15.5% | 110 | 19.6% | 99 | 17.2% | 81 | 15.7% | 82 | 16.6% | 80 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 13.1% | 102 | 19.3% | 82 | 14.6% | 85 | 14.8% | 91 | 17.6% | 78 | 15.8% | 75 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 98 | 16.6% | 83 | 15.7% | 92 | 16.4% | 99 | 17.2% | 78 | 15.1% | 74 | 15.0% | 75 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 319 | 54.2% | 283 | 53.6% | 293 | 52.3% | 281 | 48.9% | 261 | 50.6% | 236 | 47.9% | 239 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 270 | 45.8% | 245 | 46.4% | 267 | 47.7% | 294 | 51.1% | 238 | 46.1% | 244 | 49.5% | 245 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.6% | 19 | 3.3% | 19 | 3.7% | 17 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 129 | 21.9% | 89 | 16.9% | 90 | 16.1% | 82 | 14.3% | 61 | 11.8% | 65 | 13.2% | 74 | 14.9% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% |
| White: | 416 | 70.6% | 404 | 76.5% | 430 | 76.8% | 452 | 78.6% | 416 | 80.6% | 396 | 80.3% | 390 | 78.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 286 | 48.6% | 269 | 50.9% | 297 | 53.0% | 307 | 53.4% | 234 | 45.3% | 221 | 44.8% | 180 | 36.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 7.1% | 54 | 10.2% | 46 | 8.2% | 45 | 7.8% | 57 | 11.0% | 41 | 8.3% | 51 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.63 | 17.03 | 16.47 | 17.43 | 17.79 | 17.60 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 90.4% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.4% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 88.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 87.5% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 87.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 83.5% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 80.6% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.7% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.7% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 84.3% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 91% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.7% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 57% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.9% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.3% | 67% |
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* Coulston Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.