Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBANON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180579001038
Central Elementary School
515 E Williams St, Lebanon, IN 46052 · (765) 482-2000 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
101 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Lebanon Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 339 | 29.8% | 54.7% |
| Mill Creek West Elementary Amo | 344 | 31.1% | 56.6% |
| Rockcreek Elementary School Columbus | 351 | 32.2% | 52.7% |
| Meadowview Elementary School Shipshewana | 332 | 28.0% | 74.4% |
| Knightstown Elementary School Knightstown | 372 | 32.0% | 55.0% |
| Marrs Elementary School Mount Vernon | 297 | 30.6% | 68.3% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #232 of 983 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #192 of 986 | #9 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #297 of 986 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #745 of 1,079 | #13 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #682 of 991 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #746 of 996 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #915 of 1,058 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #392 of 597 | #7 of 9 |
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
339
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 30% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 22.3 | 13.5:1 | 30% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 22.7 | 14.9:1 | 28% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 30% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 21% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 18 | 21.4:1 | 28% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 17 | 20.5:1 | 13% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 16 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is an elementary school in Lebanon, Indiana, reachable at (765) 482-2000. The school enrolls 339 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Lebanon Community School Corp is made up of 6 schools with 3,701 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Central Elementary School is 89% White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Boone County overall, the White share is about 87%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.1:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Of all students at Central Elementary School, 30% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Central Elementary School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Central Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.7% versus 54.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
The school is in Boone County, where the median household earns about $111,250 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Central Elementary School shares Boone County with 17 other public schools.
Lebanon Senior High School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Central Elementary School at 3rd of 8.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 347 to 339. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.4 to 16.1 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Central Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,718
Census ACS
Median income
$111,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lebanon Community School Corp
- Lebanon Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Lebanon Middle SchoolMiddle · 849 students
- Perry Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Harney Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Hattie B Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
Other schools in Lebanon
- Lebanon Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Lebanon Middle SchoolMiddle · 849 students
- Perry Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Harney Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Hattie B Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 94th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 634 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IN · 549 students
- Central Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg, IN · 438 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPortage, IN · 409 students
- Central Elementary SchoolBeech Grove, IN · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Lebanon Senior High School0.6 mi · 1,070
- Lebanon Middle School1.0 mi · 849
- Harney Elementary School1.0 mi · 448
- Hattie B Stokes Elementary School1.2 mi · 394
- Perry Worth Elementary School5.1 mi · 601
- Western Boone Jr-Sr High School7.9 mi · 756
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-05.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Central Elementary School have?
Central Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lebanon Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.