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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181029001672
Marquette Montessori Academy
1818 Bergan St, South Bend, IN 46628 · (574) 393-2400 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- DBeats 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
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
216 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 91 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 103% larger than its 7th grade class (30).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
32.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Marquette Montessori Academy
Marquette Montessori Academy's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette Montessori Academy this school | 431 | 50.1% | 28.5% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Anderson | 455 | 49.5% | 26.5% |
| Darden Elementary School South Bend | 375 | 53.3% | 18.6% |
| Kennedy Academy South Bend | 443 | 49.9% | 47.9% |
| Marshall Traditional School South Bend | 400 | 46.8% | 32.2% |
| Emmons Elementary School Mishawaka | 422 | 42.9% | 23.6% |
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 Marquette Montessori Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #737 of 983 | #22 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #848 of 986 | #25 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #628 of 986 | #21 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #535 of 1,079 | #23 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #593 of 991 | #23 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #80 of 996 | #10 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #596 of 1,058 | #19 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #486 of 597 | #21 of 26 |
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
431
-106 (-20%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 431 | 27.6 | 15.6:1 | 50% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 34.9 | 11.6:1 | 58% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 69% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 57% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 20.7 | 21.8:1 | 70% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 17 | 24.9:1 | 66% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 67% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 80% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marquette Montessori Academy.
About Marquette Montessori Academy
Marquette Montessori Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in Indiana, with an address in South Bend. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 431 students enrolled.
South Bend Community School Corp serves 13,585 students across 29 schools.
At Marquette Montessori Academy, the largest share of students is White, at 39%. The school is also 33% Black, 16% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. That is lower than the 71% White share among all St. Joseph County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.6 students per teacher and 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Marquette Montessori Academy is C-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Marquette Montessori Academy is 11.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Among St. Joseph County residents, the median household income is $66,868, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marquette Montessori Academy is one of 73 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is LaSalle Academy, at about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Marquette Montessori Academy places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment at Marquette Montessori Academy declined 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 537 to 431 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.9:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Bend Community School Corp
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Edison Middle SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in South Bend
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Success Academy Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- LaSalle Academy0.8 mi · 461
- Muessel Elementary School1.1 mi · 295
- Kennedy Academy1.5 mi · 443
- Success Academy Primary School1.5 mi · 610
- Coquillard Elementary School1.6 mi · 305
- Excel Center - South Bend1.7 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Marquette Montessori AcademyHow many students attend Marquette Montessori Academy?
Marquette Montessori Academy enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Marquette Montessori Academy serve?
Marquette Montessori Academy serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marquette Montessori Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marquette Montessori Academy is approximately 15.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marquette Montessori Academy?
At Marquette Montessori Academy, the student body is approximately 39% White, 11% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Marquette Montessori Academy in?
Marquette Montessori Academy is part of South Bend Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.