Beardsley Elementary School

Beardsley Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary school in Elkhart, Indiana, overseen by Elkhart Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 356 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Elkhart Community Schools comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 10,640 students; Beardsley Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Beardsley Elementary School records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 21% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Beardsley Elementary School records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Elkhart County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Beardsley Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Elkhart County) shows that median household income runs about $68,561, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Beardsley Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Elkhart County (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students).

The closest other public school is North Side Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Beardsley Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beardsley Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 20.0%.

Beardsley Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Beardsley Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 356). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 26% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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