Eastside Elementary School

Eastside Elementary School, a medium-sized K-5 school in Anderson, Indiana, operated by Anderson Community School Corp, caters to 581 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

Eastside Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Anderson Community School Corp, a district that teaches 6,181 students overall.

On demographics, Eastside Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment; the rest consists of 18% Black, 12% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Madison County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eastside Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 33.7%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madison County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $63,037 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students), of which Eastside Elementary School is one.

Anderson Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastside Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 16.5%.

Eastside Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 636 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 67% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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