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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPPECANOE SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181134001821
Battle Ground Elementary School
303 Main St, Battle Ground, IN 47920 · (765) 567-2200 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
237 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Battle Ground Elementary School
Battle Ground Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Ground Elementary School this school | 652 | 36.3% | 54.2% |
| Western Intermediate School Russiaville | 622 | 38.3% | 44.2% |
| Edgewood Primary School Bloomington | 652 | 37.3% | N/A |
| Pleasant View Elementary School Yorktown | 618 | 40.0% | N/A |
| South Elementary School Danville | 626 | 37.7% | 63.0% |
| Ossian Elementary Ossian | 566 | 33.9% | 46.4% |
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 Battle Ground Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #245 of 983 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #375 of 986 | #9 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #241 of 986 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #120 of 1,079 | #4 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #749 of 991 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #627 of 996 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #843 of 1,058 | #14 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #290 of 353 | #6 of 7 |
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
652
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 652 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 36% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 40% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 38% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 34% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 30 | 21.1:1 | 33% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 30 | 20.1:1 | 42% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 21 | 22.2:1 | 48% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 32% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battle Ground Elementary School.
About Battle Ground Elementary School
Battle Ground Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Battle Ground, Indiana. Enrollment totals 652 students across kindergarten through 5. The school is 50% larger than the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Battle Ground Elementary School is one of 20 schools in Tippecanoe School Corp, which enrolls 13,663 students in total.
At Battle Ground Elementary School, 82% of students are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The diversity index for Battle Ground Elementary School is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 36%. The 44% average for public schools in Tippecanoe County is 8 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Battle Ground Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Battle Ground Elementary School would be expected to post about 49.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.2%.
For Tippecanoe County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $60,636, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 38 public schools and about 23,655 students.
William Henry Harrison High School, about 4.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Battle Ground Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Battle Ground Elementary School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Battle Ground Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 652, up from 620 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 20.0:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Tippecanoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
189,071
Census ACS
Median income
$60,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
23,655 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tippecanoe School Corp
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- McCutcheon High SchoolHigh · 1,835 students
- Klondike Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
- Burnett Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 778 students
- Battle Ground Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Wea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
Nearby schools
- William Henry Harrison High School4.3 mi · 2,194
- Battle Ground Middle School4.4 mi · 712
- Burnett Creek Elementary School4.5 mi · 778
- West Lafayette Elementary School5.2 mi · 691
- East Tipp Middle School5.3 mi · 547
- Hershey Elementary School5.4 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Battle Ground Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Battle Ground Elementary School?
Battle Ground Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Battle Ground Elementary School serve?
Battle Ground Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Battle Ground Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Battle Ground Elementary School.
How diverse is Battle Ground Elementary School?
Battle Ground Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Battle Ground Elementary School public or private?
Battle Ground Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tippecanoe School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.