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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-HARRIS-MADISON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180876001448
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch
13111 Adams Rd, Granger, IN 46530 · (574) 272-0340 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
21.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
88 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 95 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
66.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
74.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Frank Harris Elementary Sch
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch this school | 471 | 18.7% | 66.3% |
| Aboite Elementary School Fort Wayne | 497 | 19.9% | 75.8% |
| Deer Ridge Elementary Fort Wayne | 430 | 16.7% | 64.0% |
| Perry Hill Elementary School Fort Wayne | 545 | 19.8% | 50.5% |
| Prairie Vista Elementary School Granger | 513 | 21.1% | 83.8% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Evansville | 476 | 20.0% | 59.9% |
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 Frank Harris Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #84 of 983 | #4 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #80 of 986 | #6 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #61 of 986 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #445 of 1,079 | #19 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #978 of 991 | #39 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #531 of 996 | #32 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #1,009 of 1,058 | #38 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #162 of 353 | #8 of 12 |
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
471
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 471 | 21.6 | 21.8:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 22.3 | 22.0:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 21.3 | 22.4:1 | 21% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 20 | 23.0:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 18 | 23.6:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 17 | 25.4:1 | 18% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 15 | 26.0:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 21 | 23.2:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch.
About Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch
Federal records list Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch as an elementary school in Granger, Indiana. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 471 students.
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp is responsible for 15 schools, Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch included, with 11,329 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch is 76% White. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch are from different groups.
The school lists 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 19% of the student body. The average for public schools in St. Joseph County is 46%.
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.3% is 4.0 points above the 62.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider St. Joseph County area, median household income comes to about $66,868, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Joseph County's 73 public schools enroll about 35,614 students and include Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch.
Northpoint Elementary School is the nearest public school to Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch ranks 4th on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch was 460 in 2020-21 and 471 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 23.0:1 in 2020-21 and 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Other schools in Granger
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Prairie Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Northpoint Elementary School0.2 mi · 577
- Prairie Vista Elementary School2.6 mi · 513
- Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center2.9 mi · 46
- Edwardsburg High School3.0 mi · 773
- Edwardsburg Middle School3.1 mi · 612
- Horizon Elementary School3.1 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Frank Harris Elementary SchWhat is the total enrollment at Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch?
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch serve?
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch is approximately 21.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch?
At Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch public or private?
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.