Ladoga Elementary School

Set in Ladoga, Indiana, Ladoga Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary campus, overseen by South Montgomery Com Sch Corp. It works with 182 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

South Montgomery Com Sch Corp runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,684 students. Ladoga Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Ladoga Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Ladoga Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Ladoga Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.8%; actual is 71.4%, +31.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $71,479, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Montgomery County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,261 students), Ladoga Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roachdale Elementary School, roughly 4.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Ladoga Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.

Ladoga Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Ladoga Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 212 (now 182). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 87% to 95%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.