1
If you could change one rule at Granville Wells Elementary School, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN BOONE CO COM SCH DIST·NCES 181299002064
Granville Wells Elementary School
5046 S SR 75, Jamestown, IN 46147 · (765) 485-6311 · Boone County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
164 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Granville Wells Elementary School→Western Boone Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
66.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Granville Wells Elementary School
Granville Wells Elementary School's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granville Wells Elementary School this school | 389 | 42.2% | 58.2% |
| Staunton Elementary School Brazil | 373 | 41.8% | 66.9% |
| Owensville Community School Owensville | 396 | 43.7% | 47.1% |
| Thorntown Elementary School Thorntown | 429 | 40.6% | 61.0% |
| Fremont Elementary School Fremont | 391 | 44.2% | 52.7% |
| Clay City Elementary School Clay City | 385 | 40.3% | 53.0% |
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 Granville Wells Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #175 of 983 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #159 of 986 | #8 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #175 of 986 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #633 of 1,079 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #847 of 991 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #814 of 996 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #749 of 1,058 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #223 of 597 | #2 of 9 |
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
389
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 42% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 25.5 | 14.5:1 | 39% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 23.5 | 17.0:1 | 38% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 15 | 31.1:1 | 36% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 20 | 23.0:1 | 38% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 31% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 16% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granville Wells Elementary School.
About Granville Wells Elementary School
Granville Wells Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Jamestown, Indiana. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 389 students enrolled.
Across its 3 schools, Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist enrolls 1,574 students. Granville Wells Elementary School is one of those schools.
Granville Wells Elementary School's enrollment is 91% White. Next come 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.7 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 17.7:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 42% of enrollment. Across public schools in Boone County, the average is 22%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Granville Wells Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.7% for Granville Wells Elementary School. The school posts 58.2%, 12.5 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Boone County, the median household income is $111,250, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Boone County has 18 public schools and roughly 13,246 students.
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is located about 6.3 miles from Granville Wells Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Granville Wells Elementary School is ahead of the 52.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 389 students in 2024-25, 16 fewer than the 405 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.7:1) than in 2020-21 (20.3:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,718
Census ACS
Median income
$111,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
- Western Boone Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Thorntown Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Western Boone Jr-Sr High School6.3 mi · 756
- North Salem Elementary School7.1 mi · 231
- Walnut Elementary School7.3 mi · 166
- Tri-West Senior High School7.4 mi · 613
- Tri-West Middle School7.5 mi · 432
- Harney Elementary School9.9 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Granville Wells Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Granville Wells Elementary School?
Granville Wells Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Granville Wells Elementary School serve?
Granville Wells Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Granville Wells Elementary School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Granville Wells Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Granville Wells Elementary School?
At Granville Wells Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Granville Wells Elementary School in?
Granville Wells Elementary School is part of Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.