Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF MISHAWAKA·NCES 180684001178
Fred J Hums Elementary School
3208 Harrison Rd, Mishawaka, IN 46544 · (574) 254-3800 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
82 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 School City of Mishawaka. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
55.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Fred J Hums Elementary School
Fred J Hums Elementary School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred J Hums Elementary School this school | 327 | 25.1% | 48.1% |
| Jane Ball Elementary School Cedar Lake | 356 | 27.0% | N/A |
| Washington Twp Elementary School Valparaiso | 339 | 28.0% | 40.8% |
| Pittsboro Primary School Pittsboro | 332 | 25.3% | N/A |
| Lake Prairie Elementary School Lowell | 356 | 27.0% | 68.1% |
| Brummitt Elementary School Chesterton | 363 | 28.7% | 67.8% |
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 Fred J Hums Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #339 of 983 | #14 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #318 of 986 | #10 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #454 of 986 | #16 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #774 of 1,079 | #33 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #866 of 991 | #31 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #476 of 996 | #30 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #960 of 1,058 | #36 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #405 of 597 | #17 of 26 |
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
327
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 327 | 18.3 | 17.8:1 | 25% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 18.8 | 17.6:1 | 46% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 20.1 | 16.2:1 | 47% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 35% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 20.2 | 17.5:1 | 47% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 45% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 15% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 15 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred J Hums Elementary School.
About Fred J Hums Elementary School
Among the schools in Mishawaka, Indiana, is Fred J Hums Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 327 students. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 25% smaller than average.
The School City of Mishawaka system has 11 schools and 5,051 students.
At Fred J Hums Elementary School, White students make up 72% of the student body. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, about 71% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1 at Fred J Hums Elementary School, with 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 17.8:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment. On average, public schools in St. Joseph County report 46%.
allk12 grades Fred J Hums Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Fred J Hums Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.1%; the prediction is 57.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Joseph County, the median household income is $66,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. St. Joseph County is home to 73 public schools and about 35,614 public school students.
Twin Branch Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from Fred J Hums Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Fred J Hums Elementary School is behind the 50.9% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Fred J Hums Elementary School is City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 327, starting from 320. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.7:1 in 2020-21 to 17.8:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Fred J Hums Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School City of Mishawaka
- Mishawaka High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- John J Young Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Lasalle Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Beiger Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Emmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Other schools in Mishawaka
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Mishawaka High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- John J Young Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Lasalle Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Branch Elementary School0.9 mi · 300
- Beiger Elementary School1.4 mi · 504
- Elm Road Elementary School1.5 mi · 503
- Elsie Rogers Elementary School1.8 mi · 361
- Mishawaka High School1.9 mi · 1,327
- Schmucker Middle School2.1 mi · 1,041
Frequently asked questions
About Fred J Hums Elementary SchoolHow large is Fred J Hums Elementary School?
Fred J Hums Elementary School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades KG-06.
Is Fred J Hums Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fred J Hums Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Fred J Hums Elementary School have?
Fred J Hums Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fred J Hums Elementary School?
At Fred J Hums Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Fred J Hums Elementary School public or private?
Fred J Hums Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School City of Mishawaka.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.