Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF MISHAWAKA·NCES 180684001174
Battell Elementary School
715 E Broadway, Mishawaka, IN 46545 · (574) 254-3900 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
126 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within School City of Mishawaka. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
35.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Battell Elementary School
Battell Elementary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battell Elementary School this school | 291 | 43.3% | 31.8% |
| South Haven Elementary School Valparaiso | 311 | 47.6% | 33.6% |
| Wallace Elementary School Kokomo | 360 | 51.1% | 45.9% |
| Indian Trail Elementary School LaPorte | 246 | 43.9% | 37.9% |
| Weston Elementary School Greenfield | 320 | 45.6% | 50.7% |
| Slate Run Elementary School New Albany | 405 | 49.6% | 54.0% |
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 Battell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #686 of 983 | #21 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #669 of 986 | #20 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #615 of 986 | #20 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #859 of 1,079 | #39 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #154 of 991 | #11 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #301 of 996 | #19 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #732 of 1,058 | #23 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #576 of 597 | #25 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 2024-25Enrollment
291
+17 (+6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 291 | 22.4 | 13.0:1 | 43% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 21.9 | 13.9:1 | 69% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 20.3 | 14.3:1 | 78% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 29 | 9.4:1 | 67% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 21.2 | 13.8:1 | 80% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 80% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 77% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 61% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 18 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battell Elementary School.
About Battell Elementary School
Battell Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Mishawaka, Indiana. The school enrolls 291 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
The 11 schools in School City of Mishawaka enroll 5,051 students altogether, Battell Elementary School among them.
A majority of students at Battell Elementary School, 59%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 14% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of St. Joseph County, the White share is about 71%. The chance that two students picked at random at Battell Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.0:1, with 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 43% of enrollment.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Battell Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Battell Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 31.8% actual against 44.9% predicted.
St. Joseph County census figures show that median household income is about $66,868, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 73 public schools operate in St. Joseph County, serving about 35,614 students.
Nearby, Mishawaka High School is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Battell Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Battell Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 274 to 291. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.4:1 to 13.0:1.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School City of Mishawaka
- Mishawaka High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- John J Young Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Lasalle Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Beiger Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Emmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Other schools in Mishawaka
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Mishawaka High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- John J Young Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Lasalle Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Mishawaka High School0.7 mi · 1,327
- John J Young Middle School0.8 mi · 709
- Liberty Elementary School0.9 mi · 446
- Beiger Elementary School1.2 mi · 504
- Emmons Elementary School1.4 mi · 422
- Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence1.5 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Battell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Battell Elementary School?
Battell Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Battell Elementary School serve?
Battell Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Battell Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Battell Elementary School.
How diverse is Battell Elementary School?
Battell Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 9% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Battell Elementary School public or private?
Battell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School City of Mishawaka.
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