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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Elm Road Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-HARRIS-MADISON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180876001442
Elm Road Elementary School
59400 Elm Rd, Mishawaka, IN 46544 · (574) 259-3743 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
212 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
47.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Elm Road Elementary School
Elm Road Elementary School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Road Elementary School this school | 503 | 42.1% | 48.2% |
| Western Primary School Russiaville | 527 | 44.4% | N/A |
| Princeton Comm Primary School Princeton | 417 | 41.7% | N/A |
| Van Buren Elementary School Plainfield | 514 | 38.9% | 57.6% |
| JB Stephens Elementary School Greenfield | 587 | 42.2% | 51.7% |
| Westville Elementary School Westville | 499 | 43.9% | 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 Elm Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #336 of 983 | #13 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #360 of 986 | #13 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #292 of 986 | #11 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #373 of 1,079 | #12 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #678 of 991 | #27 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #465 of 996 | #29 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #750 of 1,058 | #27 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #347 of 597 | #13 of 26 |
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
503
+35 (+7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 503 | 31.3 | 16.1:1 | 42% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 31.8 | 16.2:1 | 41% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 30.3 | 17.0:1 | 43% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 34% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 36% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 24 | 23.1:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 41% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 33% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 30 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elm Road Elementary School.
About Elm Road Elementary School
Elm Road Elementary School is an elementary school located in Mishawaka, Indiana, in St. Joseph County. Enrollment stands at 503 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp enrolls 11,329 students, and its 15 schools include Elm Road Elementary School.
The share of White students at Elm Road Elementary School is 71%, a majority. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put St. Joseph County at about 71% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
Elm Road Elementary School has 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.1:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 42% at Elm Road Elementary School.
On the allk12 Grade, Elm Road Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Indiana public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Elm Road Elementary School, the prediction is 45.7% and the result is 48.2%.
In the surrounding county, St. Joseph County, median household income comes to about $66,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 73, with about 35,614 students.
Fred J Hums Elementary School is about 1.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Elm Road Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Elm Road Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
From 468 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 503 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.5:1 to 16.1:1.
People who know Elm Road Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Other schools in Mishawaka
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Mishawaka High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- John J Young Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Lasalle Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Fred J Hums Elementary School1.5 mi · 327
- Virgil I Grissom Middle School1.5 mi · 662
- Beiger Elementary School2.2 mi · 504
- Twin Branch Elementary School2.4 mi · 300
- Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence2.5 mi · 162
- Mishawaka High School2.5 mi · 1,327
Frequently asked questions
About Elm Road Elementary SchoolHow large is Elm Road Elementary School?
Elm Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elm Road Elementary School serve?
Elm Road Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elm Road Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elm Road Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elm Road Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Elm Road Elementary School in?
Elm Road Elementary School is part of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
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