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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTHOLOMEW CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180036000071
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
2675 California, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4307 · Bartholomew County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C+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
17.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
435 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (102).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
31.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Schmitt Elementary School this school | 704 | 61.8% | 30.5% |
| Washington Intermediate Washington | 536 | 60.3% | 17.1% |
| Wea Ridge Elementary School Lafayette | 609 | 57.3% | 39.8% |
| Veterans Elementary School at Mundell Hobart | 594 | 67.7% | 38.6% |
| South Grove Elementary School Beech Grove | 586 | 57.8% | 30.2% |
| New Haven Intermediate School New Haven | 607 | 64.4% | 29.5% |
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 Lillian Schmitt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Bartholomew County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #706 of 983 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #708 of 986 | #8 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #657 of 986 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #80 of 1,079 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #855 of 991 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #283 of 996 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #318 of 1,058 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #210 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
704
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+171% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 704 | 39.7 | 17.8:1 | 62% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 38.5 | 17.9:1 | 72% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 40.8 | 16.6:1 | 74% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 33 | 21.2:1 | 70% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 35.5 | 18.6:1 | 73% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 72% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 35 | 20.6:1 | 67% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 37 | 20.5:1 | 36% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 14 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lillian Schmitt Elementary School.
About Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School is an elementary school in Columbus, Indiana, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 704 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 61% above that.
Bartholomew Con School Corp has 11,657 students spread across 16 schools.
Roughly 58% of students at Lillian Schmitt Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Bartholomew County, the White share is about 79%. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 39.7 full-time equivalents, or about 17.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 17.8:1 here. About 62% of students, or 435, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Bartholomew County report 44%.
allk12 grades Lillian Schmitt Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School is 1.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (30.5% versus 31.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
Across Bartholomew County, the median household income is $79,901, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bartholomew County has 20 public schools and roughly 12,688 students.
Northside Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Lillian Schmitt Elementary School comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (700) and 2024-25 (704). Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.2:1 to 17.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lillian Schmitt Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bartholomew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Middle School0.3 mi · 908
- Columbus North High School0.3 mi · 2,360
- Parkside Elementary School1.1 mi · 733
- Richard L Johnson Early Educ Cntr1.1 mi · 80
- Excel Center - Bartholomew County1.2 mi · 49
- Central Middle School1.5 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Lillian Schmitt Elementary SchoolHow large is Lillian Schmitt Elementary School?
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades PK-06.
Is Lillian Schmitt Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Lillian Schmitt Elementary School have?
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lillian Schmitt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lillian Schmitt Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Lillian Schmitt Elementary School public or private?
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bartholomew Con School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.