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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF MISHAWAKA·NCES 180684001175
Beiger Elementary School
1600 E Third St, Mishawaka, IN 46544 · (574) 254-4700 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
151 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 74 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
50%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
31.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Beiger Elementary School
Beiger Elementary School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beiger Elementary School this school | 504 | 30.0% | 35.3% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Noblesville | 563 | 29.0% | 55.9% |
| Silver Creek Primary School Sellersburg | 510 | 33.1% | N/A |
| Oak Hill Elementary School Lowell | 487 | 30.6% | 55.0% |
| Three Creeks Elem School Lowell | 472 | 29.4% | 60.2% |
| Eagle Elementary School Brownsburg | 539 | 31.2% | 69.1% |
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 Beiger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #614 of 983 | #19 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #616 of 986 | #19 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #660 of 986 | #22 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #371 of 1,079 | #11 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #675 of 991 | #26 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #447 of 996 | #27 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #914 of 1,058 | #35 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #195 of 597 | #7 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
504
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 504 | 31.3 | 16.1:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 28.3 | 17.6:1 | 61% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 28.3 | 19.3:1 | 67% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 55% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 29.8 | 20.7:1 | 54% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 70% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 63% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 42% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 36 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beiger Elementary School.
About Beiger Elementary School
Federal records list Beiger Elementary School as an elementary school in Mishawaka, Indiana. The school counts 504 students across pre-K through 6.
Besides Beiger Elementary School, School City of Mishawaka runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 5,051 students.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at Beiger Elementary School combined. The school is also 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 9% Black. That is close to the 71% White share among all St. Joseph County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Beiger Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.1:1, with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Indiana have a similar average ratio of 15.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Beiger Elementary School is 30%. That is lower than the 46% average for public schools in St. Joseph County.
Beiger Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Beiger Elementary School scores 19.1 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.3%; the prediction is 54.3%.
Within St. Joseph County, median household income is about $66,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 73 public schools in St. Joseph County, with a combined enrollment of about 35,614.
Mishawaka High School is the public school closest to Beiger Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Beiger Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Beiger Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 35.3% versus a 37.9% average.
Federal data place Beiger Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 494 in 2020-21 to 504 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
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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
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Emmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Fred J Hums Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 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 School0.5 mi · 1,327
- Battell Elementary School1.2 mi · 291
- Fred J Hums Elementary School1.4 mi · 327
- Elsie Rogers Elementary School1.5 mi · 361
- Twin Branch Elementary School1.6 mi · 300
- Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence1.7 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Beiger Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Beiger Elementary School?
Beiger Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Beiger Elementary School serve?
Beiger Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beiger Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beiger Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Beiger Elementary School?
Student demographics at Beiger Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Beiger Elementary School?
Beiger Elementary School is overseen by School City of Mishawaka in St. Joseph County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.