Anderson Elementary School

Anderson Elementary School, an average-sized elementary school in Anderson, Indiana, run under Anderson Community School Corp, serves 496 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Anderson Community School Corp, which oversees 9 schools and 6,181 students, Anderson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Anderson Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 21% Black, 18% White, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Anderson Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Anderson Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.0%; this one comes in at 8.1%, -25.9 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,037 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students), of which Anderson Elementary School is one.

Edgewood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Anderson Elementary School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 20.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 629 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 41% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.