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Concord Ox Bow Elementary School

23525 CR 45, Elkhart, IN 46516 · (574) 875-8538 · Elkhart County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
234 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7718%
Grade 18921%
Grade 29221%
Grade 38720%
Grade 48620%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
23755%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
14834%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
338%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
22552%
Female
20648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Concord Ox Bow Elementary School→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.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
40.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.9%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →

Where Concord Ox Bow Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Elkhart County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.7%#413 of 983#14 of 36
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.9%#398 of 986#14 of 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.1%#459 of 986#16 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
431#533 of 1,079#16 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#556 of 991#15 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.3%#332 of 996#15 of 37
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.3%#499 of 1,058#21 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.5%#407 of 597#21 of 28
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
431
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254312815.4:154% (234)
2023-2444528.515.6:151% (225)
2022-234292815.3:151% (219)
2020-214123312.5:141% (168)
2017-184662816.6:144% (206)
2015-164783015.9:150% (240)
2010-114852718.0:149% (240)
2000-016133318.6:118% (110)
1990-914682419.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord Ox Bow Elementary School.

About Concord Ox Bow Elementary School

Families in Elkhart, Indiana, are served by Concord Ox Bow Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 431 students in kindergarten through 4 for the 2024-25 school year.

Concord Ox Bow Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Concord Community Schools (5,212 students in total).

White students are the majority at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School, with 55% of enrollment. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Elkhart County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School was 15.4:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Concord Ox Bow Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 54%. For comparison, public schools in Elkhart County average 51%.

A school with Concord Ox Bow Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 37.1%. Concord Ox Bow Elementary School scores 44.7%, 7.6 points above that line.

Across Elkhart County, the median household income is $68,561, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Elkhart County is home to 60 public schools and about 33,574 public school students.

The closest other public school is Concord South Side Elementary Sch, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Concord Ox Bow Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Concord Ox Bow Elementary School's enrollment grew from 412 in 2020-21 to 431 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Elkhart County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Concord Ox Bow Elementary School
District
Concord Community Schools
Address
23525 CR 45, Elkhart, IN 46516
Phone
(574) 875-8538
County
Elkhart County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
431
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
234 (54%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
180240000272
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Concord Community Schools
Other schools in Elkhart
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Concord Ox Bow Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School?
Concord Ox Bow Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Concord Ox Bow Elementary School serve?
Concord Ox Bow Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Concord Ox Bow Elementary School public or private?
Concord Ox Bow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Concord Community Schools.
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