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Elwood Intermediate School

1207 N 19th St, Elwood, IN 46036 · (765) 552-7378 · Madison County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
292 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Grade 39424%
Grade 410627%
Grade 511128%
Grade 68922%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
34787%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
338%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
174%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
20752%
Female
19348%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Elwood Intermediate School→Elwood Jr-Sr High School
Feeds from
Elwood Elementary SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within Elwood Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
17.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.1%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Elwood Intermediate School

Elwood Intermediate School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Elwood Intermediate School this school40073.0%21.5%
Blackford Intermediate School
Hartford City
44770.2%36.3%
Central Elementary School
Clinton
36674.6%33.1%
O J Neighbours Elementary School
Wabash
38568.1%35.5%
Butler Elementary School
Butler
36668.3%19.5%
Scottsburg Elem School
Scottsburg
49370.2%37.4%
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 Elwood Intermediate School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Madison County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.5%#825 of 983#10 of 13
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.1%#811 of 986#10 of 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
17.8%#868 of 986#12 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
400#602 of 1,079#14 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#128 of 991#2 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.9%#717 of 996#9 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.0%#110 of 1,058#2 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.7%#316 of 597#8 of 11
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
400
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540031.812.6:173% (292)
2023-2442631.513.5:171% (301)
2022-234163113.4:157% (239)
2020-214233113.7:160% (254)
2017-184532816.2:176% (343)
2015-164512617.4:169% (313)
2010-116093318.4:169% (421)
2000-014883713.2:143% (212)
1990-915273415.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elwood Intermediate School.

About Elwood Intermediate School

In Elwood, Indiana, part of Madison County, Elwood Intermediate School is an elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 400 students.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in Elwood Community School Corp totals 1,462 students.

About 87% of the student body at Elwood Intermediate School is White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Madison County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1, with 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Elwood Intermediate School is 73%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Madison County is 52%.

The allk12 Grade for Elwood Intermediate School is C-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Elwood Intermediate School would score about 23.9%. It scores 21.5%, 2.4 points below that figure.

Madison County census figures show that the median household income is $63,037, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 32 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 18,227 students in all.

The closest public school to Elwood Intermediate School is Elwood Jr-Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Elwood Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Elwood Intermediate School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Federal data place Elwood Intermediate School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment at Elwood Intermediate School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 423 to 400 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Madison County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
131,900
Census ACS
Median income
$63,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,227 students

Quick facts

School name
Elwood Intermediate School
District
Elwood Community School Corp
Address
1207 N 19th St, Elwood, IN 46036
Phone
(765) 552-7378
County
Madison County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
400
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
292 (73%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
180330002309
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Elwood Community School Corp
Other schools in Elwood
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Frequently asked questions

About Elwood Intermediate School
How large is Elwood Intermediate School?
Elwood Intermediate School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 03-06.
Is Elwood Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elwood Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elwood Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elwood Intermediate School is approximately 12.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elwood Intermediate School?
At Elwood Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Elwood Intermediate School in?
Elwood Intermediate School is part of Elwood Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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