Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 180915001509
Crisman Elementary School
6161 Old Porter Rd, Portage, IN 46368 · (219) 763-8020 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- 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
14.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
155 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Crisman Elementary School
Crisman Elementary School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crisman Elementary School this school | 343 | 45.2% | 34.5% |
| Ethel R Jones Elementary School Portage | 363 | 43.5% | 40.0% |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary Portage | 401 | 48.6% | 25.1% |
| Central Elementary School Portage | 409 | 48.9% | 24.7% |
| Marshall Traditional School South Bend | 400 | 46.8% | 32.2% |
| George L Myers Elementary School Portage | 332 | 41.3% | 37.0% |
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 Crisman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #623 of 983 | #26 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #598 of 986 | #26 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #568 of 986 | #27 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #740 of 1,079 | #19 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #346 of 991 | #9 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #170 of 996 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #692 of 1,058 | #11 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #96 of 597 | #2 of 21 |
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
343
-87 (-20%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 45% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 22.5 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 64% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 59% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 57% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 57% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 22 | 22.1:1 | 57% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 32% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 23 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crisman Elementary School.
About Crisman Elementary School
Crisman Elementary School is an elementary school in Portage, Indiana, reachable at (219) 763-8020. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 343 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.
Portage Township Schools is responsible for 11 schools, Crisman Elementary School included, with 6,519 students in all.
White students are the largest group at Crisman Elementary School, with 49% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. Crisman Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 at Crisman Elementary School, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 45%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Porter County is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Crisman Elementary School is C. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Crisman Elementary School are 9.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.5% actual, 43.6% predicted).
Federal survey data for Porter County show that median household income is about $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Crisman Elementary School is among the 55 public schools in Porter County.
Nearest public school: Willowcreek Middle School, about 1.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Crisman Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Crisman Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 34.5% versus a 31.4% average.
In the federal locale system, Crisman Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Crisman Elementary School had 430 students in 2020-21 and 343 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portage Township Schools
- Portage High SchoolHigh · 2,163 students
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William Fegely Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Rowena Kyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Wallace Aylesworth ElementaryElementary · 401 students
Other schools in Portage
- Portage High SchoolHigh · 2,163 students
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William Fegely Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Rowena Kyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Wallace Aylesworth ElementaryElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Willowcreek Middle School1.2 mi · 920
- Wallace Aylesworth Elementary1.2 mi · 401
- Rowena Kyle Elementary School1.5 mi · 437
- Central Elementary School1.7 mi · 409
- Ethel R Jones Elementary School1.8 mi · 363
- William Fegely Middle School2.4 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Crisman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Crisman Elementary School?
Crisman Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Crisman Elementary School serve?
Crisman Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crisman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crisman Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crisman Elementary School?
At Crisman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Crisman Elementary School public or private?
Crisman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portage Township Schools.
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