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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180327000435
Mary Feeser Elementary School
26665 CR 4 W, Elkhart, IN 46514 · (574) 262-5586 · Elkhart County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
246 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
29.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
31.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Mary Feeser Elementary School
Mary Feeser Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Feeser Elementary School this school | 470 | 52.3% | 29.9% |
| Joan Martin Elementary School Hobart | 497 | 51.5% | 43.7% |
| Concord Ox Bow Elementary School Elkhart | 431 | 54.3% | 44.7% |
| Central Elementary School Portage | 409 | 48.9% | 24.7% |
| Woodland Elementary School Lafayette | 601 | 54.2% | 46.8% |
| Washington Primary Washington | 488 | 48.6% | N/A |
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 Mary Feeser Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #717 of 983 | #26 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #740 of 986 | #28 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #687 of 986 | #22 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #447 of 1,079 | #13 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #665 of 991 | #18 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #177 of 996 | #8 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #542 of 1,058 | #24 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #132 of 597 | #7 of 28 |
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
470
-52 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 470 | 29.3 | 16.0:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 23.5 | 21.5:1 | 68% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 61% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 56% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 27 | 22.4:1 | 55% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 56% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 54% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 25% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 24 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Feeser Elementary School.
About Mary Feeser Elementary School
Mary Feeser Elementary School is an elementary school in Elkhart, Indiana, and it is part of Elkhart Community Schools. It serves 470 students in pre-K through 6.
In Elkhart Community Schools, 19 schools enroll a combined 10,640 students.
At Mary Feeser Elementary School, White students make up 50% of the student body. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 23 points below the 74% share among Elkhart County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 29.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.0:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Elkhart County average 51%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Mary Feeser Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mary Feeser Elementary School is 38.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.9%.
Elkhart County has these Census figures: the median household income is $68,561, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Elkhart County has 60 public schools and roughly 33,574 students.
Osolo Elementary School is located about 2.1 miles from Mary Feeser Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Mary Feeser Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Mary Feeser Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Mary Feeser Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 522 in 2020-21 to 470 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
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Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elkhart Community Schools
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- North Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Roosevelt STEAM AcademyElementary · 531 students
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Pinewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Elkhart
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- Concord Community High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Concord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Concord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Jimtown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Osolo Elementary School2.1 mi · 452
- North Side Middle School2.7 mi · 563
- Beardsley Elementary School3.0 mi · 356
- Woodland Elementary School3.4 mi · 429
- Cleveland Elementary School3.4 mi · 519
- Elkhart High School3.5 mi · 3,073
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Feeser Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mary Feeser Elementary School?
Mary Feeser Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Mary Feeser Elementary School serve?
Mary Feeser Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Mary Feeser Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Mary Feeser Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Feeser Elementary School?
At Mary Feeser Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Mary Feeser Elementary School in?
Mary Feeser Elementary School is part of Elkhart Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.