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How has Jimtown Intermediate School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAUGO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180042002026
Jimtown Intermediate School
58703 CR 3 S, Elkhart, IN 46517 · (574) 294-2158 · Elkhart County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
266 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 148 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 23% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Baugo Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
72.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Jimtown Intermediate School
Jimtown Intermediate School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimtown Intermediate School this school | 580 | 45.9% | 56.0% |
| DeMotte Elementary School DeMotte | 596 | 48.0% | 57.6% |
| William F Loper Elementary School Shelbyville | 619 | 47.2% | 39.9% |
| White River Elementary School Noblesville | 605 | 44.3% | 50.1% |
| Manchester Elementary School N Manchester | 474 | 49.4% | 47.9% |
| Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch Charlestown | 529 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
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 Jimtown Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #207 of 983 | #5 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #96 of 986 | #4 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #147 of 986 | #5 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #211 of 1,079 | #1 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #844 of 991 | #32 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #499 of 996 | #25 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #680 of 1,058 | #27 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #346 of 353 | #8 of 8 |
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
580
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 580 | 32.8 | 17.7:1 | 46% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 30.2 | 18.6:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 32.3 | 17.8:1 | 47% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 41% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 47% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 43% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 40% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jimtown Intermediate School.
About Jimtown Intermediate School
Jimtown Intermediate School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Elkhart, Indiana. The school reports 580 students in grades 3 through 6. The school's enrollment is 33% bigger than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Baugo Community Schools counts 1,849 students in its 4 schools, and Jimtown Intermediate School is one of them.
A majority of students at Jimtown Intermediate School, 73%, are White. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 74% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Jimtown Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Jimtown Intermediate School counts 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.7 students for each one. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is lower than this school's figure. About 46% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Jimtown Intermediate School is A. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Jimtown Intermediate School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.0% and a predicted 43.1%.
Elkhart County has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,561, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Elkhart County number 60 and enroll about 33,574.
The next-closest public school is Jimtown Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jimtown Intermediate School. Its average proficiency rate of 56.0% is above the 27.3% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Jimtown Intermediate School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 580, close to the 572 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.7:1 to 17.7:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baugo Community Schools
- Jimtown High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Jimtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Jimtown Junior High SchoolMiddle · 305 students
Other schools in Elkhart
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- Concord Community High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Concord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Concord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- North Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
Nearby schools
- Jimtown Elementary School0.2 mi · 418
- Jimtown Junior High School0.2 mi · 305
- Jimtown High School0.3 mi · 546
- Concord West Side Elem School2.9 mi · 504
- Hawthorne Early Learning Center3.1 mi · 156
- Premier Arts Academy3.1 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Jimtown Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jimtown Intermediate School?
Jimtown Intermediate School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Jimtown Intermediate School serve?
Jimtown Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jimtown Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Jimtown Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Jimtown Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Jimtown Intermediate School are roughly 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Jimtown Intermediate School public or private?
Jimtown Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baugo Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.