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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Carroll Elementary School?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180129002103
Carroll Elementary School
105 S 225 E, Flora, IN 46929 · (574) 967-4881 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
274 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Carroll Consolidated School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Carroll Elementary School
Carroll Elementary School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Elementary School this school | 577 | 47.5% | 40.2% |
| Sheridan Elementary School Sheridan | 555 | 47.7% | 46.4% |
| Woodlan Elementary School Woodburn | 572 | 45.5% | 44.3% |
| Clinton Prairie Elementary School Frankfort | 656 | 46.8% | 43.1% |
| Clinton Central Elementary School Michigantown | 527 | 49.9% | 48.2% |
| Austin Elementary School Austin | 645 | 49.3% | 29.0% |
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 Carroll Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #502 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #611 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #535 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #217 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #812 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #738 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #656 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #515 of 597 |
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
577
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 577 | 33.3 | 17.3:1 | 47% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 33.2 | 16.8:1 | 58% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 31.3 | 17.5:1 | 55% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 54% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 45% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 42% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 37% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 21% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 30 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carroll Elementary School.
About Carroll Elementary School
Carroll Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Carroll Consolidated School Corp in Flora, Indiana. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 577 students. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 32% higher.
Carroll Elementary School is part of a district of 3 schools: Carroll Consolidated School Corp, with 1,023 students.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Carroll Elementary School lists 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.3 students per teacher. The school's 17.3:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 47% of the student body.
Carroll Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.2%) and its predicted rate (41.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
For Carroll County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,645 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Carroll Elementary School, Carroll County has 6 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Carroll Senior High School is about 0.1 miles from Carroll Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.2% is below the 40.9% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Carroll Elementary School had a net gain of 35 students, or 6%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,535
Census ACS
Median income
$65,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,334 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll Consolidated School Corp
- Carroll Senior High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Carroll Junior High SchoolMiddle · 143 students
Other schools in Flora
- Carroll Senior High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Carroll Junior High SchoolMiddle · 143 students
Other Carroll Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carroll Elementary. Carroll Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Carroll ElementaryElk Grove, CA · 854 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolSOUTHLAKE, TX · 610 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 568 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolCORSICANA, TX · 559 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Carroll Senior High School0.1 mi · 303
- Carroll Junior High School0.1 mi · 143
- Delphi Community High School9.9 mi · 397
- Delphi Community Middle School10.0 mi · 289
- Delphi Community Elementary School10.3 mi · 625
- Rossville Elementary School10.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Carroll Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carroll Elementary School?
Carroll Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Carroll Elementary School serve?
Carroll Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Carroll Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Carroll Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carroll Elementary School?
At Carroll Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carroll Elementary School in?
Carroll Elementary School is part of Carroll Consolidated School Corp.
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