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What's one thing Elwood Jr-Sr High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
650
High
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180330000449
Elwood Jr-Sr High School
1137 N 19th St, Elwood, IN 46036 · (765) 552-9854 · Madison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Indiana public high schools
- DTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
459 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 136 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elwood Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
18.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
15.5%
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 15 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Jr-Sr High School
Elwood Jr-Sr High School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood Jr-Sr High School this school | 650 | 70.6% | 16.4% |
| White's Jr-Sr High School Wabash | 369 | 71.0% | 3.5% |
| Culver Community Middle/High Sch Culver | 391 | 64.2% | 37.9% |
| Mississinewa High School Gas City | 760 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Blackford Jr-Sr High School Hartford City | 651 | 60.4% | 44.1% |
| Mitchell High School Mitchell | 424 | 61.6% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #92 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #86 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #96 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #151 of 392 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #78 of 359 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #175 of 360 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #19 of 373 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #121 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
650
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 650 | 51.3 | 12.7:1 | 71% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 47.5 | 13.3:1 | 67% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 58% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 56% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 71% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 66% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 51% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 35% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 30 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elwood Jr-Sr High School.
About Elwood Jr-Sr High School
Elwood Jr-Sr High School is a low-enrollment high school in Elwood, Indiana, under Elwood Community School Corp. The school serves 650 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Indiana average about 816 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Elwood Community School Corp, with 1,462 students enrolled.
Elwood Jr-Sr High School enrolls a student body that is 85% White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Madison County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. The chance that two students picked at random at Elwood Jr-Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Federal staffing data show 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Elwood Jr-Sr High School and a ratio of 12.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. That is 19 points above the 52% average for public schools in Madison County.
Measured against Indiana public high schools, Elwood Jr-Sr High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.6% for Elwood Jr-Sr High School. The school posts 16.4%, 9.2 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Madison County show that median household income is about $63,037, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Elwood Jr-Sr High School is one of 32 public schools in Madison County, which together enroll about 18,227 students.
The closest public school, Elwood Intermediate School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Elwood Jr-Sr High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Elwood Jr-Sr High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The number of students grew from 619 to 650 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 16.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Elwood Community School Corp
- Elwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Elwood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 400 students
- John H Hinds Career CenterHigh
Other schools in Elwood
- Elwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Elwood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 400 students
- John H Hinds Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Elwood Intermediate School0.1 mi · 400
- Elwood Elementary School0.3 mi · 412
- Frankton Jr-Sr High School5.8 mi · 757
- Frankton Elementary School6.2 mi · 803
- Alexandria-Monroe High School8.7 mi · 620
- Alexandria Monroe Elementary School8.7 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Elwood Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elwood Jr-Sr High School?
Elwood Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 07-12.
Is Elwood Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elwood Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Elwood Jr-Sr High School have?
Elwood Jr-Sr High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elwood Jr-Sr High School?
At Elwood Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Elwood Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Elwood Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elwood Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.