Fred J Hums Elementary School

Fred J Hums Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment elementary campuss in Mishawaka, Indiana, operated by School City of Mishawaka, with 327 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

School City of Mishawaka runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,051 students. Fred J Hums Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Fred J Hums Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Joseph County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Fred J Hums Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.8%; this one delivers 48.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for St. Joseph County indicate median household income runs about $66,868, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Joseph County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), of which Fred J Hums Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Twin Branch Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fred J Hums Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fred J Hums Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

Fred J Hums Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window.

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