Meadowview Elementary School

Set in Shipshewana, Indiana, Meadowview Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school, overseen by Westview School Corporation. It serves 332 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Westview School Corporation (1,931 students total), Meadowview Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Meadowview Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. Compared to LaGrange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Meadowview Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, LaGrange County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meadowview Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 55.7%; Meadowview Elementary School posts 74.4%, +18.7 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for LaGrange County put median household earnings sit near $84,487, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across LaGrange County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,769 students), Meadowview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Westview Jr-Sr High School, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Meadowview Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meadowview Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 60.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Meadowview Elementary School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 332). Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Meadowview Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.