Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MONTGOMERY COM SCH CORP·NCES 180790002322
Lester B Sommer Elementary School
3794 W US 136, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 · (765) 362-3979 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
138 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within North Montgomery Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Lester B Sommer Elementary School
Lester B Sommer Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lester B Sommer Elementary School this school | 342 | 40.4% | 48.6% |
| Converse Elementary School Converse | 323 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Lydia Middleton Elementary School Madison | 333 | 40.5% | 46.8% |
| Granville Wells Elementary School Jamestown | 389 | 42.2% | 58.2% |
| Staunton Elementary School Brazil | 373 | 41.8% | 66.9% |
| Riverdale Elementary School Saint Joe | 300 | 41.7% | 51.0% |
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 Lester B Sommer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #327 of 983 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #351 of 986 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #310 of 986 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #742 of 1,079 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #791 of 991 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #727 of 996 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #785 of 1,058 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #249 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
342
+26 (+8%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 40% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 41% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 39% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 41% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 48% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 49% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 15 | 19.0:1 | 45% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 24% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lester B Sommer Elementary School.
About Lester B Sommer Elementary School
Lester B Sommer Elementary School is one of the public schools in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 342 students. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 22% below average.
The 5 schools of North Montgomery Com Sch Corp, including Lester B Sommer Elementary School, enroll 1,847 students.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Lester B Sommer Elementary School. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Montgomery County, where about 90% of residents are White. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Lester B Sommer Elementary School are from different groups.
Lester B Sommer Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 40% at Lester B Sommer Elementary School.
On the allk12 Grade, Lester B Sommer Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 59% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.0% for Lester B Sommer Elementary School. The school posts 48.6%, 1.7 points above the prediction.
In the wider Montgomery County area, the median household earns about $71,479 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 17 public schools serve about 6,261 students.
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch is about 3.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Lester B Sommer Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 35.7% on proficiency, and Lester B Sommer Elementary School is above that at 48.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Lester B Sommer Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 342, compared with 316 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.1:1, from 19.8:1.
The discussion board for Lester B Sommer Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$71,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,261 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Montgomery Com Sch Corp
- North Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 547 students
- North Montgomery Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Other schools in Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville Sr High SchoolHigh · 682 students
- Crawfordsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- North Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 547 students
- Southmont Sr High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- North Montgomery Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
- Southmont Jr High SchoolMiddle · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch3.7 mi · 377
- Willson Preschool Academy4.8 mi · 170
- Laura Hose Elementary School4.8 mi · 387
- Crawfordsville Middle School4.9 mi · 569
- Athens Virtual Academy of Indiana4.9 mi · 170
- Crawfordsville Sr High School4.9 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Lester B Sommer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lester B Sommer Elementary School?
Lester B Sommer Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lester B Sommer Elementary School serve?
Lester B Sommer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lester B Sommer Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Lester B Sommer Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lester B Sommer Elementary School?
At Lester B Sommer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lester B Sommer Elementary School in?
Lester B Sommer Elementary School is part of North Montgomery Com Sch Corp.
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