Blackford Primary School

Blackford Primary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Hartford City, Indiana. Grades offered run from pre-K through 2, with 314 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.

The district, Blackford County Schools, has 1,412 students enrolled across 3 schools.

Blackford Primary School's enrollment is 87% White. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at Blackford Primary School total 22.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 67%. That tracks the 65% average for public schools in Blackford County.

Federal survey data for Blackford County show that the median household income is $51,326, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 3 public schools in Blackford County, enrolling about 1,412 students in all.

The shortest distance from Blackford Primary School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Blackford Intermediate School. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles.

The NCES locale for Blackford Primary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

2024-25 enrollment was 314, an 18% gain from 267 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 11.1 in 2020-21.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Blackford Primary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.