Mary Beck Elementary School

Mary Beck Elementary School is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Elkhart, Indiana, run under Elkhart Community Schools, serveing 385 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Mary Beck Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Elkhart Community Schools, a district that enrolls 10,640 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mary Beck Elementary School reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 23% Black, 10% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Mary Beck Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.9%; this one comes in at 8.2%, -28.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Elkhart County indicate median household income runs about $68,561, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mary Beck Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Elkhart County (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students).

The closest other public school is Elkhart Alternative Education, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mary Beck Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 23.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 385 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.