Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180900001496
Kouts Elementary School
302 E College Ave, Kouts, IN 46347 · (219) 766-2231 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
78 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
43.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
56.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 43 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Kouts Elementary School
Kouts Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouts Elementary School this school | 323 | 24.1% | 49.5% |
| Millersburg Elementary- Middle Sch Millersburg | 296 | 22.0% | 48.3% |
| Jackson Elementary School Valparaiso | 348 | 22.1% | 79.6% |
| Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch Shipshewana | 349 | 26.9% | 60.5% |
| Pittsboro Primary School Pittsboro | 332 | 25.3% | N/A |
| Brandywine Elementary School Greenfield | 338 | 25.7% | 64.7% |
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 Kouts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #312 of 983 | #19 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #302 of 986 | #19 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #371 of 986 | #20 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #783 of 1,079 | #23 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #217 of 991 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #799 of 996 | #29 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #967 of 1,058 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #340 of 597 | #11 of 21 |
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
323
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 24% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 21.5 | 14.8:1 | 32% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 20.5 | 16.4:1 | 25% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 22% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 22% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 24% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 9% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kouts Elementary School.
About Kouts Elementary School
Kouts Elementary School, located in Kouts, Indiana, is a low-enrollment elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 323 students. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 26% lower.
East Porter County School Corp counts 6 schools and 2,275 students, including Kouts Elementary School.
Most students at Kouts Elementary School are White: 90% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic. Kouts Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 24% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Porter County averages 34%, higher than here.
Kouts Elementary School is 9.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (49.5% versus 58.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Porter County show that median household income is about $87,972, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Kouts Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County, which together enroll about 25,813 students.
Of nearby public schools, Kouts Middle/High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Kouts Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 307 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a gain of 16 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Porter County School Corp
- Washington Twp Middle/High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Morgan Township Middle/High SchoolHigh · 440 students
- Kouts Middle/High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Washington Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Morgan Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Kouts Middle/High School0.1 mi · 381
- Morgan Township Elementary School5.3 mi · 336
- Morgan Township Middle/High School5.4 mi · 440
- Boone Grove Middle School6.2 mi · 292
- Boone Grove Elementary School6.2 mi · 198
- Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High School6.8 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Kouts Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kouts Elementary School?
Kouts Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kouts Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kouts Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kouts Elementary School have?
Kouts Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Kouts Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kouts Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kouts Elementary School in?
Kouts Elementary School is part of East Porter County School Corp.
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