Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Griffith, Indiana, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School educates 477 students from grades pre-K through 2, operated by Griffith Public Schools.

Within Griffith Public Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 2,015 students, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 35% White, 23% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), of which Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School has edged up 33%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 53% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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