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Boone Grove Elementary School

325 W 550 S, Boone Grove, IN 46302 · (219) 462-1032 · Porter County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
53 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 49045%
Grade 510855%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
15578%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
3417%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
74%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
10955%
Female
8945%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Boone Grove Elementary School→Boone Grove Middle School→Boone Grove High School
Feeds from
Porter Lakes Elementary SchoolPK–03
Based on grade levels within Porter Township School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
44.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
56.8%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Boone Grove Elementary School

Boone Grove Elementary School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Boone Grove Elementary School this school19826.8%53.8%
Renaissance Academy Charter School
LaPorte
24427.5%44.5%
Arcola School
Arcola
22732.2%58.2%
Eden Elementary School
Greenfield
15227.6%65.6%
Unionville Elementary School
Unionville
22329.1%76.3%
Northeast Dubois Elementary School
Dubois
23531.1%N/A
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 Boone Grove Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Porter County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.8%#249 of 983#18 of 31
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.8%#294 of 986#18 of 31
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.7%#335 of 986#19 of 31
Enrollment
ranked largest first
198#997 of 1,079#30 of 31
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.8%#946 of 1,058#23 of 31
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 2024-25
Enrollment
198
0 (0%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519811.517.2:127% (53)
2023-2419812.515.8:128% (56)
2022-2319112.515.3:138% (73)
2020-211981118.0:130% (59)
2017-1818713.513.8:121% (39)
2015-162031216.9:132% (64)
2010-112451516.3:124% (60)
2000-012811420.1:112% (34)
1990-913281620.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boone Grove Elementary School.

About Boone Grove Elementary School

Boone Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Porter Township School Corp in Boone Grove, Indiana. School enrollment was 198 students in 2024-25, in grades 4 through 5. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 55% smaller than that.

Federal data list 4 schools in Porter Township School Corp, with 1,509 students enrolled.

By race and ethnicity, Boone Grove Elementary School is 78% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Boone Grove Elementary School comes in at 36%.

Dividing enrollment by its 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, lower than at this school. Boone Grove Elementary School reports 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

Boone Grove Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Boone Grove Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.8%, compared with a predicted 56.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.

Among Porter County residents, median household income is about $87,972, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Boone Grove Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County, which together enroll about 25,813 students.

Nearest public school: Boone Grove Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Boone Grove Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Boone Grove Elementary School at 4th of 7.

NCES describes the area around Boone Grove Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 198 in 2020-21 and 198 in 2024-25.

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Porter County at a glance

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Population
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students

Quick facts

School name
Boone Grove Elementary School
District
Porter Township School Corp
Address
325 W 550 S, Boone Grove, IN 46302
Phone
(219) 462-1032
County
Porter County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
04–05
Total enrollment
198
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
53 (27%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180918001520
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Porter Township School Corp
Other schools in Boone Grove
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Frequently asked questions

About Boone Grove Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Boone Grove Elementary School?
Boone Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 04-05.
Is Boone Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boone Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Boone Grove Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Boone Grove Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boone Grove Elementary School?
At Boone Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Boone Grove Elementary School?
Boone Grove Elementary School is overseen by Porter Township School Corp in Porter County.
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