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Eastwood Elementary School

2605 CR 15 N, Elkhart, IN 46514 · (574) 262-5583 · Elkhart County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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

Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
192 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5413%
Grade 17417%
Grade 26014%
Grade 35513%
Grade 46415%
Grade 55814%
Grade 66315%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (63).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
25760%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
11527%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
174%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
368%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
21851%
Female
21049%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
29.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.2%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 29 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% 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 Eastwood Elementary School

Eastwood Elementary School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Eastwood Elementary School this school42844.9%30.9%
Southridge Elementary School
Highland
43942.4%47.5%
Ethel R Jones Elementary School
Portage
36343.5%40.0%
Menominee Elementary School
Plymouth
37946.4%42.3%
George L Myers Elementary School
Portage
33241.3%37.0%
Jimtown Elementary School
Elkhart
41847.6%N/A
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 Eastwood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Elkhart County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.9%#700 of 983#25 of 36
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.2%#696 of 986#26 of 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.2%#693 of 986#24 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
428#543 of 1,079#18 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#700 of 991#21 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.9%#348 of 996#17 of 37
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.9%#701 of 1,058#29 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.3%#537 of 597#27 of 28
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 2024-25
Enrollment
428
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542826.316.3:145% (192)
2023-2442529.314.5:150% (211)
2022-2343526.516.4:144% (193)
2020-214524011.3:140% (183)
2017-184382319.0:135% (152)
2015-164482816.0:131% (141)
2010-115133116.6:130% (156)
2000-015242918.1:115% (78)
1990-914772023.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastwood Elementary School.

About Eastwood Elementary School

Eastwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Elkhart, Indiana, reachable at (574) 262-5583. Its enrollment is 428 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.

Eastwood Elementary School is one of the 19 schools that make up Elkhart Community Schools (10,640 students in total).

The share of White students at Eastwood Elementary School is 60%, a majority. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Elkhart County is about 74% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Eastwood Elementary School has a ratio of 16.3:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 45%.

Among Indiana public elementary schools, Eastwood Elementary School outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

The model predicts 43.8% for a school in Indiana with Eastwood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Eastwood Elementary School posts 30.9%.

The school is in Elkhart County, where median household income comes to about $68,561, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Elkhart County counts 60 public schools with about 33,574 students.

Measured in a straight line, Pinewood Elementary School is about 1.6 miles from Eastwood Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Eastwood Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

From 452 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 428 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.3 students per teacher, compared with 11.3 in 2020-21.

On allk12, people connected to Eastwood Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Elkhart County at a glance

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Population
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students

Quick facts

School name
Eastwood Elementary School
District
Elkhart Community Schools
Address
2605 CR 15 N, Elkhart, IN 46514
Phone
(574) 262-5583
County
Elkhart County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
428
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
192 (45%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
180327000427
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Eastwood Elementary schools

13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Eastwood Elementary. Eastwood Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 14.

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Frequently asked questions

About Eastwood Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Eastwood Elementary School?
Eastwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-06.
Is Eastwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Eastwood Elementary School have?
Eastwood Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Eastwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Eastwood Elementary School are roughly 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Eastwood Elementary School in?
Eastwood Elementary School is part of Elkhart Community Schools.
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