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What's something Maconaquah Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACONAQUAH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180609001077
Maconaquah Elementary School
7784 S Strawtown Pike, Bunker Hill, IN 46914 · (765) 689-9131 · Miami County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- 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
15.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
358 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 121 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 26% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maconaquah School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Maconaquah Elementary School
Maconaquah Elementary School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maconaquah Elementary School this school | 563 | 63.6% | 32.4% |
| East Jay Elementary Portland | 529 | 64.7% | 46.5% |
| Southwestern Elementary School Hanover | 633 | 65.4% | 42.5% |
| Northwood Elementary School Franklin | 505 | 60.2% | 45.5% |
| Northview Elementary School Gas City | 673 | 68.1% | 36.6% |
| Meadowlawn Elementary School Monticello | 533 | 59.8% | 35.2% |
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 Maconaquah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #670 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #681 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #720 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #239 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #595 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #617 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #284 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #238 of 597 |
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
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 64% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 66% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 34.8 | 16.0:1 | 67% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 65% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 40.7 | 16.4:1 | 66% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 737 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 64% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 56% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 28% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 23 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maconaquah Elementary School.
About Maconaquah Elementary School
Maconaquah Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bunker Hill, Indiana. It reports enrollment of 563 students in grades 2 through 5. The school is 29% above the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
The district, Maconaquah School Corp, operates 4 schools serving 1,883 students.
Roughly 81% of students at Maconaquah Elementary School are White. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Maconaquah Elementary School scores 33%.
The school's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. That is in line with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Income data for the school show 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Miami County is 51%.
Maconaquah 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 35% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Maconaquah Elementary School would be expected to post about 30.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.4%.
In the wider Miami County area, the median household earns about $61,139 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Miami County, 10 public schools serve about 4,854 students.
Maconaquah Middle School sits about 0.1 miles from Maconaquah Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Maconaquah Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Maconaquah Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Maconaquah Elementary School had 550 students in 2020-21 and 563 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.3:1 to 15.6:1.
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Miami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,712
Census ACS
Median income
$61,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maconaquah School Corp
- Maconaquah High SchoolHigh · 550 students
- Maconaquah Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Pipe Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
Other schools in Bunker Hill
- Maconaquah High SchoolHigh · 550 students
- Maconaquah Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Maconaquah Middle School0.1 mi · 407
- Maconaquah High School0.3 mi · 550
- Pipe Creek Elementary School5.3 mi · 363
- Peru Jr/Sr High School7.4 mi · 814
- Blair Pointe Upper Elementary7.4 mi · 574
- Elmwood Primary Learning Center7.8 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Maconaquah Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Maconaquah Elementary School?
Maconaquah Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 02-05.
Is Maconaquah Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maconaquah Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maconaquah Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maconaquah Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Maconaquah Elementary School?
Maconaquah Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Maconaquah Elementary School in?
Maconaquah Elementary School is part of Maconaquah School Corp.
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