East Side Elementary School

Located at 810 E Main Cross St, in Edinburgh, Indiana, East Side Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus that teaches 382 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Edinburgh Community School Corp.

Across the 3 schools in Edinburgh Community School Corp (793 students total), East Side Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, East Side Elementary School lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Johnson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Johnson County's rate of about 41%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Side Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

In the surrounding community, Johnson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,454 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Johnson County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,824 students), East Side Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Edinburgh Comm Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Side Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Side Elementary School has declined 12%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 382 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the East Side Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.