Battell Elementary School

Battell Elementary School is a compact K-5 school in Mishawaka, Indiana, one of the schools within School City of Mishawaka. The school works with 291 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Battell Elementary School sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

School City of Mishawaka runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,051 students. Battell Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Battell Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school records 16% Black, 14% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Joseph County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Battell Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Battell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Joseph County indicate median household income runs about $66,868, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Battell Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in St. Joseph County (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students).

Mishawaka High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Battell Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 25.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Battell Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 291). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 71% to 59%.

On the community side, members of the Battell Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.