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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD-CENTRAL COM SCHOOLS·NCES 180405001665
JB Stephens Elementary School
1331 N Blue Rd, Greenfield, IN 46140 · (317) 462-4491 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
248 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 | 170 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 19% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 JB Stephens Elementary School
JB Stephens Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JB Stephens Elementary School this school | 587 | 42.2% | 51.7% |
| Yorktown Elementary School Yorktown | 649 | 41.8% | 45.5% |
| Royerton Elementary School Muncie | 596 | 41.3% | 59.8% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School Yorktown | 618 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Western Primary School Russiaville | 527 | 44.4% | N/A |
| Lancaster Central School Bluffton | 533 | 40.7% | 45.3% |
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 JB Stephens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #272 of 983 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #231 of 986 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #393 of 986 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #200 of 1,079 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #457 of 991 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #610 of 996 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #748 of 1,058 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #91 of 353 | N/A |
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
587
+99 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 587 | 39.5 | 14.8:1 | 42% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 40.1 | 14.1:1 | 45% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 38.3 | 14.6:1 | 43% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 34% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 36% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 40% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JB Stephens Elementary School.
About JB Stephens Elementary School
Students in Greenfield, Indiana, attend JB Stephens Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 587 students in pre-K through 3. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Across its 8 schools, Greenfield-Central Com Schools enrolls 4,370 students. JB Stephens Elementary School is one of those schools.
At JB Stephens Elementary School, 81% of students are White. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, JB Stephens Elementary School scores 33%.
Staffing at JB Stephens Elementary School comes to 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. On the income side, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hancock County report 34%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, JB Stephens Elementary School would score about 45.6%. It scores 51.7%, 6.1 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Hancock County, the median household earns about $93,186 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 2% of people live in poverty. Hancock County has 24 public schools with about 14,779 students, including JB Stephens Elementary School.
JB Stephens Elementary School's nearest public school is Harris Elementary School (about 1.7 miles). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. JB Stephens Elementary School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place JB Stephens Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 488 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 587 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.4 to 14.8 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the JB Stephens Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,037
Census ACS
Median income
$93,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
14,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenfield-Central Com Schools
- Greenfield-Central High SchoolHigh · 1,413 students
- Greenfield Central Junior High SchMiddle · 690 students
- Greenfield Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- Maxwell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Harris Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
Other schools in Greenfield
- Greenfield-Central High SchoolHigh · 1,413 students
- Mt Comfort Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Greenfield Central Junior High SchMiddle · 690 students
- Greenfield Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- Brandywine Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Harris Elementary School1.7 mi · 273
- Greenfield Intermediate School1.7 mi · 481
- Greenfield-Central High School2.2 mi · 1,413
- Greenfield Central Junior High Sch2.3 mi · 690
- Weston Elementary School2.6 mi · 320
- Maxwell Intermediate School4.0 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About JB Stephens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at JB Stephens Elementary School?
JB Stephens Elementary School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does JB Stephens Elementary School serve?
JB Stephens Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at JB Stephens Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at JB Stephens Elementary School.
How diverse is JB Stephens Elementary School?
JB Stephens Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is JB Stephens Elementary School in?
JB Stephens Elementary School is part of Greenfield-Central Com Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.