Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGOS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180018000047
Argos Community Elementary
600 Yearick Ave, Argos, IN 46501 · (574) 892-5136 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
179 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Argos Community Elementary→Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Argos Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
44.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Argos Community Elementary
Argos Community Elementary's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argos Community Elementary this school | 319 | 56.1% | 38.0% |
| Blue River Valley Elementary Sch New Castle | 331 | 54.4% | 43.0% |
| Oregon-Davis Elementary School Hamlet | 299 | 56.2% | 45.3% |
| Pierceton Elementary School Pierceton | 298 | 54.0% | 29.6% |
| Eastbrook North Elementary Van Buren | 304 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
| Rockport-Ohio Elementary School Rockport | 317 | 55.8% | 32.1% |
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 Argos Community Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #566 of 983 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #523 of 986 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #659 of 986 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #791 of 1,079 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #334 of 991 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #742 of 996 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #460 of 1,058 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #432 of 597 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
319
+51 (+19%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 319 | 22.5 | 14.2:1 | 56% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 16 | 21.9:1 | 59% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 60% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 56% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 51% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 49% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 49% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 28% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 22 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argos Community Elementary.
About Argos Community Elementary
Argos Community Elementary is one of the public schools in Argos, Indiana. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 319 students enrolled. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).
The district, Argos Community Schools, has 639 students enrolled across 2 schools.
The share of students at Argos Community Elementary who are White is 88%. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Marshall County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Argos Community Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. At Argos Community Elementary, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Argos Community Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.8%.
Marshall County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,808 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Argos Community Elementary shares Marshall County with 15 other public schools.
Argos Community Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Argos Community Elementary is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 19%. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,284
Census ACS
Median income
$71,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Argos Community Schools
- Argos Comm Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School0.1 mi · 320
- Webster Elementary School6.8 mi · 310
- Menominee Elementary School6.9 mi · 379
- Lincoln Junior High School7.4 mi · 498
- Plymouth High School7.8 mi · 1,034
- Washington Discovery Academy7.9 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Argos Community ElementaryHow large is Argos Community Elementary?
Argos Community Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Argos Community Elementary serve?
Argos Community Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Argos Community Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Argos Community Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Argos Community Elementary?
Argos Community Elementary reports a student body of 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Argos Community Elementary?
Argos Community Elementary is overseen by Argos Community Schools in Marshall County.
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