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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITLEY COUNTY CON SCHOOLS·NCES 180228002135
Little Turtle Elementary School
1710 S State Rd 9, Columbia City, IN 46725 · (260) 244-3343 · Whitley County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- 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
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
237 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
21%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 Whitley County Con Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
44.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Little Turtle Elementary School
Little Turtle Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Turtle Elementary School this school | 583 | 40.7% | 40.0% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School Bloomington | 619 | 41.2% | 51.0% |
| Henryville Elementary School Henryville | 611 | 42.1% | 31.7% |
| Royerton Elementary School Muncie | 596 | 41.3% | 59.8% |
| Eastern Hancock Elementary School Charlottesville | 549 | 39.3% | 53.9% |
| James R Watson Elementary School Auburn | 590 | 40.2% | 46.5% |
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 Little Turtle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Whitley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #509 of 983 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #516 of 986 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #485 of 986 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #203 of 1,079 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #681 of 991 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #747 of 996 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #780 of 1,058 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #203 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
583
+40 (+7%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 583 | 36.2 | 16.1:1 | 41% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 39.2 | 15.2:1 | 37% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 33.6 | 16.1:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 35% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 36% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Turtle Elementary School.
About Little Turtle Elementary School
Little Turtle Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbia City, Indiana. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 583 students. Enrollment is 34% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Little Turtle Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Whitley County Con Schools (3,686 students in total).
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Little Turtle Elementary School. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Whitley County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 16.1 students per teacher and 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Whitley County report 33%.
The allk12 Grade for Little Turtle Elementary School is C. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.8% for Little Turtle Elementary School. The school posts 40.0%, 6.8 points below the prediction.
Within Whitley County, the median household income is $78,083, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Whitley County has 12 public schools and roughly 5,594 students.
The school nearest to Little Turtle Elementary School is Indian Springs Middle School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. On average proficiency, Little Turtle Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment gain, from 543 in 2020-21 to 583 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.1:1, from 15.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Little Turtle Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Whitley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,618
Census ACS
Median income
$78,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitley County Con Schools
- Columbia City High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- Indian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Northern Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Mary Raber Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Coesse SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Eagleview OnlineCombined · 12 students
Other schools in Columbia City
- Columbia City High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- Indian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Northern Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Mary Raber Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Coesse SchoolElementary · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Springs Middle School0.3 mi · 797
- Columbia City High School0.3 mi · 1,202
- Mary Raber Elementary School1.7 mi · 297
- Eagleview Online1.7 mi · 12
- Coesse School4.5 mi · 291
- Northern Heights Elementary School7.2 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Little Turtle Elementary SchoolHow large is Little Turtle Elementary School?
Little Turtle Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades KG-05.
Is Little Turtle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Little Turtle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Little Turtle Elementary School have?
Little Turtle Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Little Turtle Elementary School?
Student demographics at Little Turtle Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Little Turtle Elementary School in?
Little Turtle Elementary School is part of Whitley County Con Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.