Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 180657001143
Coolspring Elementary School
9121 W 300 N, Michigan City, IN 46360 · (219) 873-2073 · LaPorte County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
165 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.1%
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 34 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Coolspring Elementary School
Coolspring Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolspring Elementary School this school | 249 | 66.3% | 26.3% |
| Marsh Elementary School Michigan City | 296 | 68.9% | 29.6% |
| Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2 Speedway | 223 | 68.2% | 57.1% |
| Springfield Elementary School Michigan City | 312 | 63.8% | 24.9% |
| Irvington Community Elementary School Indianapolis | 402 | 67.9% | N/A |
| Joy Elementary School Michigan City | 416 | 68.5% | 31.8% |
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 Coolspring Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #766 of 983 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #697 of 986 | #19 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #739 of 986 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #922 of 1,079 | #17 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #251 of 991 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #172 of 996 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #228 of 1,058 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #204 of 597 | #8 of 15 |
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
249
-41 (-14%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 5.8:1
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 | 249 | 18.2 | 13.7:1 | 66% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 17.1 | 12.7:1 | 65% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 74% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 50 | 5.8:1 | 72% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 66% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 66% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 15 | 21.9:1 | 51% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 18% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coolspring Elementary School.
About Coolspring Elementary School
Families in Michigan City, Indiana, are served by Coolspring Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 249 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Michigan City Area Schools runs Coolspring Elementary School along with 12 other schools, enrolling 5,030 students in total.
The most common group at Coolspring Elementary School is White students, at 45%. The school is also 34% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 78%. Coolspring Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 18.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 66% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in LaPorte County average 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Coolspring Elementary School is C-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Coolspring Elementary School is -2.4 points: 26.3% actual, 28.6% predicted.
LaPorte County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,055, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, LaPorte County has 38 public schools and roughly 15,515 students.
Michigan City High School is the public school closest to Coolspring Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Coolspring Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.3% against a local average of 29.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Coolspring Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 41 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 5.8:1 to 13.7:1.
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LaPorte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,917
Census ACS
Median income
$71,055
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Michigan City Area Schools
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Pine Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Michigan City
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Pine Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Michigan City High School1.9 mi · 1,506
- Little Wolves Early Learning Center2.4 mi · 38
- Barker Middle School2.4 mi · 390
- Edgewood Elementary School2.8 mi · 350
- Joy Elementary School3.0 mi · 416
- Knapp Elementary School3.4 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Coolspring Elementary SchoolHow large is Coolspring Elementary School?
Coolspring Elementary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades KG-06.
Is Coolspring Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coolspring Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coolspring Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coolspring Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coolspring Elementary School?
At Coolspring Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 13% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Coolspring Elementary School public or private?
Coolspring Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Michigan City Area Schools.
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