Bristol Elementary School

As a compact elementary-level community in Bristol, Indiana, Bristol Elementary School serves 296 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Elkhart Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 436.

Within Elkhart Community Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 10,640 students, Bristol Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bristol Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest is composed of 32% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Elkhart County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Bristol Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.2%; this one delivers 24.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Elkhart County) records 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%. Across Elkhart County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students), Bristol Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Eastwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bristol Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bristol Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 434 (now 296). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 26% to 32%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Bristol Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.