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Which teacher or staff member at F Willard Crichfield Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180558001009
F Willard Crichfield Elementary
336 W Johnson Rd, LaPorte, IN 46350 · (219) 362-2020 · LaPorte County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
103 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 12% larger than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within La Porte Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
68.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 F Willard Crichfield Elementary
F Willard Crichfield Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| F Willard Crichfield Elementary this school | 459 | 22.4% | 63.0% |
| Benton Elementary School Goshen | 481 | 20.6% | 55.9% |
| Hershey Elementary School Lafayette | 538 | 22.1% | 64.9% |
| New Paris Elementary School New Paris | 488 | 25.6% | 48.8% |
| Cooks Corners Elementary School Valparaiso | 487 | 23.2% | 63.1% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Evansville | 476 | 20.0% | 59.9% |
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 F Willard Crichfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #127 of 983 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #133 of 986 | #2 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #178 of 986 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #466 of 1,079 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #842 of 991 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #674 of 996 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #976 of 1,058 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #255 of 597 | #10 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
459
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 459 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 23.5 | 18.5:1 | 32% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 25.3 | 18.5:1 | 36% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 30% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 26.3 | 20.5:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 25 | 21.9:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 8% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 22 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for F Willard Crichfield Elementary.
About F Willard Crichfield Elementary
F Willard Crichfield Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Indiana, with an address in LaPorte. It enrolled 459 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year.
La Porte Community School Corp is responsible for 12 schools, F Willard Crichfield Elementary included, with 6,089 students in all.
Most students at F Willard Crichfield Elementary are White: 84% of enrollment. Other students are 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. F Willard Crichfield Elementary has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 26 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.6:1. That ratio is over the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Around 22% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in LaPorte County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
F Willard Crichfield Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (63.0%) and its predicted rate (59.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
LaPorte County has about 111,917 residents, and median household income is about $71,055, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of LaPorte County number 38 and enroll about 15,515.
The next-closest public school is LaPorte Juvenile Correctional, about 1.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of F Willard Crichfield Elementary. On proficiency, F Willard Crichfield Elementary is ahead of the 44.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
F Willard Crichfield Elementary falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 456 in 2020-21 to 459 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. By 2024-25, the school had 17.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
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LaPorte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,917
Census ACS
Median income
$71,055
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Porte Community School Corp
- LaPorte High SchoolCombined · 1,807 students
- LaPorte Middle SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Handley Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hailmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other schools in LaPorte
- LaPorte High SchoolCombined · 1,807 students
- LaPorte Middle SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Handley Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hailmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- LaPorte Juvenile Correctional1.7 mi · 50
- Riley Elementary School2.4 mi · 291
- La Porte Online School3.2 mi · 96
- Lincoln Elementary School3.2 mi · 353
- LaPorte High School3.3 mi · 1,807
- Renaissance Academy Charter School3.5 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About F Willard Crichfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at F Willard Crichfield Elementary?
F Willard Crichfield Elementary enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does F Willard Crichfield Elementary serve?
F Willard Crichfield Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at F Willard Crichfield Elementary?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at F Willard Crichfield Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at F Willard Crichfield Elementary?
At F Willard Crichfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is F Willard Crichfield Elementary in?
F Willard Crichfield Elementary is part of La Porte Community School Corp.
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