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What's something Concord West Side Elem School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180240000274
Concord West Side Elem School
230 W Mishawaka Rd, Elkhart, IN 46517 · (574) 293-2531 · Elkhart County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
423 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 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 21% |
Student demographics
40%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 West Side Elem 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.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 16% 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 15 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 →
Where Concord West Side Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #691 of 983 | #24 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #652 of 986 | #24 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #746 of 986 | #27 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #369 of 1,079 | #7 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #758 of 991 | #27 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #536 of 996 | #27 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #27 of 1,058 | #1 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #483 of 597 | #25 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 2024-25Enrollment
504
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 84% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 33.5 | 15.6:1 | 81% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 78% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 64% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 33.5 | 15.8:1 | 82% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 86% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 85% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 36% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord West Side Elem School.
About Concord West Side Elem School
Concord West Side Elem School is a medium-sized elementary school in Elkhart, Indiana, administered by Concord Community Schools. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 504 students.
Concord West Side Elem School is a school in Concord Community Schools. The district has 7 schools and 5,212 students.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at Concord West Side Elem School. Smaller groups are 12% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Elkhart County is roughly 20% Hispanic. Concord West Side Elem School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Concord West Side Elem School total 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 84%. That is higher than the 51% average for public schools in Elkhart County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Concord West Side Elem School would score about 16.1%. It scores 31.6%, a top-10% result among Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Elkhart County show that median household income is about $68,561, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 60 public schools in Elkhart County, with a combined enrollment of about 33,574.
The closest other public school is Premier Arts Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Concord West Side Elem School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Concord West Side Elem School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Concord West Side Elem School had 518 students in 2020-21 and 504 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.1:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Concord West Side Elem School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 East Side Elementary SchElementary · 545 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
- Premier Arts Academy0.4 mi · 286
- Hawthorne Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 156
- Monger Elementary School1.0 mi · 394
- Pierre Moran Middle School1.0 mi · 396
- Roosevelt STEAM Academy1.2 mi · 531
- Mary Beck Elementary School1.7 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Concord West Side Elem SchoolHow large is Concord West Side Elem School?
Concord West Side Elem School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Concord West Side Elem School serve?
Concord West Side Elem School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Concord West Side Elem School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Concord West Side Elem School.
How diverse is Concord West Side Elem School?
Concord West Side Elem School reports a student body of 12% White, 76% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Concord West Side Elem School?
Concord West Side Elem School is overseen by Concord Community Schools in Elkhart County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.