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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS CASS SCHOOLS·NCES 181068002169
Lewis Cass Elementary School
6540 E SR 218, Walton, IN 46994 · (574) 626-2504 · Cass County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
322 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
28.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Lewis Cass Elementary School
Lewis Cass Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Cass Elementary School this school | 563 | 57.2% | 33.3% |
| Corydon Elementary School Corydon | 644 | 58.5% | 61.1% |
| Delphi Community Elementary School Delphi | 625 | 57.0% | 32.3% |
| McKenney-Harrison Elementary Sch Auburn | 620 | 57.1% | 46.2% |
| Spencer Elementary School Spencer | 521 | 58.5% | 34.8% |
| Blair Pointe Upper Elementary Peru | 574 | 55.6% | 39.1% |
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 Lewis Cass Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #652 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #661 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #705 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #242 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #516 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #666 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #430 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #292 of 353 |
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
563
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 563 | 37.2 | 15.2:1 | 57% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 34.5 | 17.2:1 | 62% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 35.2 | 17.6:1 | 58% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 51% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 31.6 | 17.4:1 | 47% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 50% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 22% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Cass Elementary School.
About Lewis Cass Elementary School
Located in Walton, Indiana, Lewis Cass Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 563 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 29% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Lewis Cass Schools runs Lewis Cass Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,283 students in total.
Roughly 84% of students at Lewis Cass Elementary School are White. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lewis Cass Elementary School scores 29%.
Lewis Cass Elementary School lists 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.2 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 57% of the student body.
Lewis Cass Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Lewis Cass Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.3% and a predicted 35.1%.
In Cass County, the median household earns about $56,403 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cass County has 18 public schools with about 6,815 students, including Lewis Cass Elementary School.
Lewis Cass High School sits about 0.1 miles from Lewis Cass Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Lewis Cass Elementary School is 1st among 5 schools close by.
NCES assigns Lewis Cass Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 29 students, from 592 to 563. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.2:1, from 19.1:1.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,680
Census ACS
Median income
$56,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewis Cass Schools
- Lewis Cass High SchoolHigh · 388 students
- Lewis Cass Junior High SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Lewis Cass Polytechnic AcademyHigh
Other schools in Walton
- Lewis Cass High SchoolHigh · 388 students
- Lewis Cass Junior High SchoolMiddle · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis Cass High School0.1 mi · 388
- Lewis Cass Junior High School0.1 mi · 332
- Pipe Creek Elementary School7.0 mi · 363
- Logansport Community High School7.4 mi · 1,148
- Landis Elementary School7.4 mi · 819
- Logansport Junior High School7.4 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Cass Elementary SchoolHow large is Lewis Cass Elementary School?
Lewis Cass Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lewis Cass Elementary School serve?
Lewis Cass Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lewis Cass Elementary School have?
Lewis Cass Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Lewis Cass Elementary School?
Lewis Cass Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis Cass Elementary School?
Lewis Cass Elementary School is overseen by Lewis Cass Schools in Cass County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.