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Enrollment
653
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180285000348
Leo Elementary School
14811 Wayne St, Leo, IN 46765 · (260) 446-0170 · Allen County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
153 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 217 | 33% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Allen County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.2%
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 57 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Leo Elementary School
Leo Elementary School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Elementary School this school | 653 | 23.4% | 54.3% |
| New Palestine Jr High School New Palestine | 606 | 25.4% | 45.7% |
| Summit Middle School Fort Wayne | 789 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| East Central Middle School St Leon | 803 | 23.5% | 51.0% |
| New Palestine Intermediate School New Palestine | 605 | 29.1% | 52.0% |
| Indian Springs Middle School Columbia City | 797 | 28.7% | 40.0% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Leo Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #52 of 324 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #39 of 325 | #1 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #31 of 325 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #120 of 334 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #306 of 314 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #220 of 315 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.4% | #312 of 330 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #43 of 110 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
653
+27 (+4%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 653 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 23% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 31 | 20.5:1 | 22% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 30 | 21.0:1 | 23% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 26 | 24.1:1 | 21% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 27.1 | 21.1:1 | 18% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 4% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 32 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leo Elementary School.
About Leo Elementary School
Leo Elementary School sits in Leo, Indiana, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The school counted 653 students in 2024-25, covering grades 4 through 6.
East Allen County Schools runs 15 schools with a combined 10,136 students. Leo Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Leo Elementary School, about 86 are White. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Allen County is about 71% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Leo Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.4:1. Middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1, 4.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 23% at Leo Elementary School. That rate is below the 50% average among public schools in Allen County.
Leo Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.3%, compared with a predicted 59.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Allen County show that median household income comes to about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen County counts 92 public schools with about 55,262 students.
Leo Junior/Senior High School sits about 0.3 miles from Leo Elementary School. Leo Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Leo Elementary School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Leo Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Leo Elementary School had a net gain of 27 students, or 4%. By 2024-25, the school had 20.4 students per teacher, compared with 24.1 in 2020-21.
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Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Allen County Schools
- New Haven Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,413 students
- Leo Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,328 students
- Prince Chapman AcademyElementary · 819 students
- Cedarville Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Heritage Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Woodlan Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 743 students
Nearby schools
- Leo Junior/Senior High School0.3 mi · 1,328
- Cedarville Elementary School2.7 mi · 764
- Willard Shambaugh Elementary Sch5.7 mi · 266
- Arlington Elementary School6.2 mi · 418
- Cedar Canyon Elementary School6.3 mi · 508
- Jefferson Middle School6.4 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Leo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Leo Elementary School?
Leo Elementary School enrolls approximately 653 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Leo Elementary School serve?
Leo Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Leo Elementary School?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Leo Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Leo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Leo Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Leo Elementary School in?
Leo Elementary School is part of East Allen County Schools.
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