Battle Ground Elementary School

As an average-sized K-5 school in Battle Ground, Indiana, Battle Ground Elementary School caters to 652 students from grades K through 5, operated by Tippecanoe School Corp. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Tippecanoe School Corp runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 13,663 students. Battle Ground Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Battle Ground Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Battle Ground Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Tippecanoe County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Battle Ground Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 54.2%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tippecanoe County shows median household income runs about $60,636, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Tippecanoe County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students), of which Battle Ground Elementary School is one.

William Henry Harrison High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Battle Ground Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Battle Ground Elementary School's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 652). White enrollment moved from 87% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Battle Ground Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.