Erskine Elementary School

Set in Anderson, Indiana, Erskine Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Anderson Community School Corp. It instructs 461 students across grades K through 5.

Within Anderson Community School Corp, which oversees 9 schools and 6,181 students, Erskine Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Erskine Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 21% Black, 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Madison County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Erskine Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Madison County) reports that median household income runs about $63,037, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Madison County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students), of which Erskine Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Anderson High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Erskine Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 28.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 639 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 55% to 49%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.