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If you had an hour of school board time for Culver Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULVER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP·NCES 180252000302
Culver Elementary School
401 School, Culver, IN 46511 · (574) 842-3389 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
236 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 53 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Culver Elementary School→Culver Community Middle/High Sch
Based on grade levels within Culver Community Schools Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
56.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 16 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 Culver Elementary School
Culver Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culver Elementary School this school | 386 | 61.1% | 48.6% |
| East Side Elementary School Edinburgh | 382 | 61.5% | 29.7% |
| Pipe Creek Elementary School Peru | 363 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Mentone Elementary School Mentone | 384 | 59.4% | 45.2% |
| North Vermillion Elementary School Cayuga | 367 | 59.4% | 30.9% |
| George M Riddle Elementary School Rochester | 348 | 64.4% | 40.1% |
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 Culver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #328 of 983 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #305 of 986 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #221 of 986 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #637 of 1,079 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #229 of 991 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #670 of 996 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #336 of 1,058 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.7% | #77 of 353 | N/A |
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
386
+53 (+16%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 386 | 28.5 | 13.5:1 | 61% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 30.5 | 14.0:1 | 61% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 63% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 56% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 64% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 62% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 43% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 27 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culver Elementary School.
About Culver Elementary School
Culver Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Culver, Indiana. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 386 students.
Culver Elementary School sits within Culver Community Schools Corp, which has 2 schools and 777 students.
Federal enrollment data show Culver Elementary School is 84% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.5:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marshall County is 53%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Culver Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Indiana. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.6%, against a prediction of 32.3%.
Across Marshall County, the median household income is $71,808, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall County is home to 16 public schools and about 7,661 public school students.
Culver Community Middle/High Sch is located about 0.3 miles from Culver Elementary School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Culver Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Culver Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has grown by 53 students since 2020-21, to 386.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,284
Census ACS
Median income
$71,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Culver Community Schools Corp
- Culver Community Middle/High SchHigh · 391 students
Other Culver Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Culver Elementary. Culver Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Culver Elementary SchoolCulver, OR · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Culver Community Middle/High Sch0.3 mi · 391
- Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School9.2 mi · 320
- Menominee Elementary School9.2 mi · 379
- Argos Community Elementary9.3 mi · 319
- Washington Discovery Academy9.7 mi · 257
- Webster Elementary School9.9 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Culver Elementary SchoolHow large is Culver Elementary School?
Culver Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Culver Elementary School serve?
Culver Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Culver Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Culver Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Culver Elementary School?
At Culver Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Culver Elementary School public or private?
Culver Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Culver Community Schools Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.