Spreadsheets hide the story
Rows and color codes can track names, but they make it hard to see whether each class is actually balanced.
Student placement software for elementary schools
Build balanced class lists without spreadsheet chaos.
Shibutz helps principals combine roster data, placement rules, friendships, and teacher insight into class lists your team can review and explain.
Guided setup
Review before finalizing
Docs and compliance details
Import
Start from your roster and placement notes.
Balance
Apply class size, friendships, and restrictions.
Review
Inspect the draft before sharing lists.
The class placement bottleneck
Class lists get messy when the rules live outside the list.
Most teams know what a balanced placement should consider. The hard part is keeping every note, restriction, and tradeoff visible while the list keeps changing.
Manual workflow
The information is all there. It is just scattered.
Shibutz replaces the placement war room with one reviewable workspace for the inputs your team already collects.
Roster spreadsheet1
Teacher notes2
Friend requests3
Restriction list4
Late changes5
Rules live in too many places
Friend requests, separation notes, teacher input, and class capacity rules often sit in separate documents.
Small changes restart the puzzle
One late enrollment, sibling restriction, or teacher concern can force the team to rebalance by hand.
The final list needs an explanation
Principals need decisions that can be reviewed with staff and explained when families or teachers ask why.
Not sure where your process leaks time?
Take the placement readiness quiz, then compare the result with the Shibutz workflow below.
What changes inside the process
One placement workspace instead of a dozen fragile tabs.
Shibutz is built around the real decisions principals make: which students need support, which relationships matter, and how every class can start with a fairer mix.
Start from the roster you already have
Import student data from Excel or add students manually, then keep the roster organized as you collect teacher input. The student management guide shows how Shibutz tracks the attributes that matter for placement.
Balance the criteria principals actually discuss
Compare gender ratio, behavior, emotional needs, social dynamics, learning levels, attention requirements, and school-specific rules in one place. Read the algorithm overview for the high-level logic.
Keep relationships and restrictions visible
Add friend requests, keep-together rules, keep-apart rules, and required class assignments before generating a draft, so the team can review tradeoffs instead of remembering them manually.
Review outcomes before they become final
Inspect per-class statistics, friend placement signals, and exportable results before sharing lists with staff. The results documentation explains what to check.
Export staff-ready placement lists
Download the final placement output when your review is complete, with class lists structured for handoff instead of buried in a spreadsheet. The export guide covers the available formats.
Keep trust and privacy part of the workflow
Class placement uses sensitive student context. Shibutz keeps the review workflow tied to school-controlled accounts and documents its privacy posture on the Security and Compliance page.
The placement workflow
A clear path from raw roster to reviewed class lists.
Shibutz does not replace principal judgment. It gives that judgment a structured place to live, then produces a draft your team can inspect before anything is finalized.
01
Bring in the roster
Upload a spreadsheet or add students manually, then capture the placement details your team already discusses: gender, school, support needs, social context, and learning profile.
02
Turn judgment calls into rules
Set class capacity, balance thresholds, friend requests, keep-apart restrictions, and required class assignments before asking the system for a draft.
03
Generate, inspect, and adjust
Review the proposed classes with per-class statistics, relationship signals, and export options. Your team stays in control until the lists are ready to share.
The shift is simple: students stop being rows in a spreadsheet and become reviewable placement decisions.
Why principals notice the difference
The final list feels less like luck and more like a decision.
Balanced class placement touches teacher workload, student support, family confidence, and the first weeks of classroom culture.
Transparent review
Fewer hidden tradeoffs
Placement constraints, relationship notes, and class balance signals stay visible while the team reviews a draft.
Balanced context
Better starting conditions for teachers
Class lists can account for support needs, learning profiles, social context, and school-specific priorities before the year begins.
Explainable decisions
Clearer conversations with staff
Instead of debating mystery spreadsheets, teams can inspect which rules were applied and where judgment is still needed.
Ready to share
Cleaner handoff after approval
Once the lists are reviewed, export the assignment data for staff workflows without retyping the final decisions.
Evaluation-ready from the first visit.
Principals can review the feature set, compare the security posture, and use the docs to understand the workflow before creating an account.
Pricing
Try one small roster. Upgrade when you need more than 25 students or an XLSX export.
Free includes 1 class list, 25 students, and 3 generated drafts. Pro removes those limits and adds XLSX export.
Small trial
Free
$0
Try Shibutz with 1 small class list before you pay.
- 1 class list
- Up to 25 students per class list
- 3 assignment generations per class list
Final class lists
Pro
$199/year
For building final class lists across a grade or school.
- Unlimited class lists, students, and generations
- XLSX export for staff review
- Manage invoices, payment details, and subscription status
Secure checkout
Card details go through the payment page. Shibutz stores your plan status, not your full card number.
Test before paying
Use Free to check whether your roster imports cleanly and the draft lists make sense.
Principal questions, answered
What schools usually need to know before trying Shibutz.
A quick pass through fit, workflow, data handling, and what stays under human review.
Build your next class list with a reviewable process
Ready to make class placement explainable?
Start with a clean workspace for roster data, placement rules, and staff review. Turn the final decision into an export your school can use.
Guided setup
Human review before finalizing
Docs and compliance details available