Allen J Warren Elementary School

Allen J Warren Elementary School, an intimate elementary campus in Highland, Indiana, one of the schools within School Town of Highland, enrolls 308 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% smaller than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 6 schools in School Town of Highland (3,165 students total), Allen J Warren Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Allen J Warren Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Allen J Warren Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.

Across the wider county, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Allen J Warren Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mildred Merkley Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Allen J Warren Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Allen J Warren Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Allen J Warren Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 308). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 50% to 37%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

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