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Allen J Warren Elementary School

2901 100th St, Highland, IN 46322 · (219) 922-5660 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools

Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
150 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4916%
Grade 15117%
Grade 24916%
Grade 35618%
Grade 45117%
Grade 55217%

This year's kindergarten class (49) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
11337%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
10835%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
6019%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
145%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15450%
Female
15450%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Allen J Warren Elementary School→Highland Middle School→Highland High School
Based on grade levels within School Town of Highland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
42.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.3%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.

Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Allen J Warren Elementary School

Allen J Warren Elementary School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Allen J Warren Elementary School this school30848.7%44.6%
Mildred Merkley Elementary School
Highland
29047.9%43.9%
Crisman Elementary School
Portage
34345.2%34.5%
Central Elementary School
Portage
40948.9%24.7%
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary
Portage
40148.6%25.1%
Judith Morton Johnston Elementary
Highland
38346.2%41.3%
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Allen J Warren Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Lake County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.6%#416 of 983#23 of 61
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#408 of 986#25 of 61
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.1%#396 of 986#25 of 61
Enrollment
ranked largest first
308#815 of 1,079#58 of 70
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.2:1#973 of 991#64 of 69
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.1%#77 of 996#3 of 69
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.7%#633 of 1,058#41 of 70
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.0%#328 of 353#24 of 26
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
308
+28 (+10%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530814.521.2:149% (150)
2023-2428315.518.3:152% (147)
2022-2326715.517.2:149% (130)
2020-212801617.5:142% (117)
2017-183051717.9:145% (136)
2015-163011618.8:134% (102)
2010-113711524.7:132% (119)
2000-013761623.5:113% (47)
1990-912921519.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen J Warren Elementary School.

About Allen J Warren Elementary School

Allen J Warren Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Highland, Indiana. The school counted 308 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 29% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).

School Town of Highland has 3,165 students spread across 6 schools.

Of every 100 students at Allen J Warren Elementary School, about 37 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 55% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.

Allen J Warren Elementary School has 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.2:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 5.7 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at Allen J Warren Elementary School. The average for public schools in Lake County is similar, at 47%.

On the allk12 Grade, Allen J Warren Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Indiana public elementary schools.

Allen J Warren Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.6%, compared with a predicted 41.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.

In Lake County, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Lake County has 121 public schools with about 74,661 students, including Allen J Warren Elementary School.

Allen J Warren Elementary School's nearest public school is Mildred Merkley Elementary School (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Allen J Warren Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Allen J Warren Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.

The NCES locale for Allen J Warren Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Allen J Warren Elementary School had a net gain of 28 students, or 10%. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.5 to 21.2 over 4 years.

The allk12 page for Allen J Warren Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Lake County at a glance

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Population
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students

Quick facts

School name
Allen J Warren Elementary School
District
School Town of Highland
Address
2901 100th St, Highland, IN 46322
Phone
(219) 922-5660
County
Lake County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
308
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
150 (49%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
180456000762
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Allen J Warren Elementary School
How large is Allen J Warren Elementary School?
Allen J Warren Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades KG-05.
Is Allen J Warren Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Allen J Warren Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Allen J Warren Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Allen J Warren Elementary School is approximately 21.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allen J Warren Elementary School?
At Allen J Warren Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Allen J Warren Elementary School public or private?
Allen J Warren Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School Town of Highland.
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