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Best kept secret at Concord East Side Elementary Sch?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180240000270
Concord East Side Elementary Sch
57156 CR 13 S, Elkhart, IN 46516 · (574) 875-8517 · Elkhart County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
294 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Concord East Side Elementary Sch→Concord Intermediate School→Concord Junior High School→Concord Community High School
Based on grade levels within Concord Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.3%
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 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Concord East Side Elementary Sch
Concord East Side Elementary Sch's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord East Side Elementary Sch this school | 545 | 53.9% | 51.6% |
| North Side Elementary School Union City | 526 | 53.2% | 20.3% |
| Pinewood Elementary School Elkhart | 503 | 53.3% | 29.5% |
| Woodland Elementary School Lafayette | 601 | 54.2% | 46.8% |
| Osolo Elementary School Elkhart | 452 | 57.7% | 20.3% |
| Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette | 444 | 58.1% | 42.3% |
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 Concord East Side Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #275 of 983 | #9 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #287 of 986 | #13 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #299 of 986 | #9 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #273 of 1,079 | #3 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #782 of 991 | #29 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #279 of 996 | #10 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #506 of 1,058 | #22 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #314 of 353 | #6 of 8 |
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
545
+51 (+10%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 54% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 56% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 53% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 38% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 49% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 56% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 59% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 24% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 24 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord East Side Elementary Sch.
About Concord East Side Elementary Sch
Concord East Side Elementary Sch is a medium-sized elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Elkhart. It enrolled 545 students in kindergarten through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
Concord Community Schools is responsible for 7 schools, Concord East Side Elementary Sch included, with 5,212 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Concord East Side Elementary Sch is White (46%). The remaining students are 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Elkhart County is about 74% White. By the diversity index, Concord East Side Elementary Sch comes in at 60%.
Its teaching staff equals 32 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 54%. Across public schools in Elkhart County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Concord East Side Elementary Sch receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Concord East Side Elementary Sch is in the top 10% of Indiana schools: 51.6% actual against 37.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Elkhart County this way: median household income is about $68,561, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Elkhart County number 60 and enroll about 33,574.
The shortest distance from Concord East Side Elementary Sch to another public school is about 1.9 miles, to Monger Elementary School. The five-mile area around Concord East Side Elementary Sch holds at least 8 other public schools. Concord East Side Elementary Sch comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Concord East Side Elementary Sch falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Concord East Side Elementary Sch saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 13.3:1 to 17.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Concord Community Schools
- Concord Community High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Concord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Concord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Concord West Side Elem SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Concord Ox Bow Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Concord South Side Elementary SchElementary · 394 students
Other schools in Elkhart
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- Concord Community High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Concord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Concord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Jimtown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Monger Elementary School1.9 mi · 394
- Concord Ox Bow Elementary School1.9 mi · 431
- Concord Intermediate School2.0 mi · 756
- Riverview Elementary School2.1 mi · 439
- Concord Community High School2.1 mi · 1,727
- Concord South Side Elementary Sch2.2 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Concord East Side Elementary SchHow many students attend Concord East Side Elementary Sch?
Concord East Side Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 545 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Concord East Side Elementary Sch serve?
Concord East Side Elementary Sch serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Concord East Side Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Concord East Side Elementary Sch is approximately 17.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Concord East Side Elementary Sch?
At Concord East Side Elementary Sch, the student body is approximately 46% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Concord East Side Elementary Sch public or private?
Concord East Side Elementary Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Concord Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.