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Erskine Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyWhat 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 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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%.
Where Erskine Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #846 of 983 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #824 of 986 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #865 of 986 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #462 of 1,079 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #77 of 991 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #129 of 996 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #185 of 1,058 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #76 of 597 | #2 of 11 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 461 | 38.7 | 11.9:1 | 69% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 38.1 | 12.4:1 | 73% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 33.6 | 12.1:1 | 82% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 80% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 36.1 | 17.7:1 | 90% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 86% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 86% (414) |
About Erskine Elementary School
Erskine Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Anderson, Indiana. Enrollment is 461 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Erskine Elementary School reports to Anderson Community School Corp, which has 9 schools and 6,181 students.
The most common group at Erskine Elementary School is White students, at 49%. Other groups include 21% Black, 16% multiracial, and 14% Hispanic. The county population is about 84% White. Erskine Elementary School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 38.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.9:1. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 69%. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
On BeatsExpectations, Erskine Elementary School is 7.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
In Madison County (population about 131,900), the median household income is $63,037, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 32 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 18,227 students in all.
Nearest public school: Anderson High School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.2%; Erskine Elementary School's is 19.6%, ranking 5th of 7.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.8 to 11.9 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Erskine Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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