Mentone Elementary School

Mentone Elementary School is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in Mentone, Indiana, part of Tippecanoe Valley School Corp, hosting 384 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Tippecanoe Valley School Corp, which oversees 4 schools and 1,738 students, Mentone Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Mentone Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kosciusko County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Mentone Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kosciusko County indicate median household income runs about $75,317, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Kosciusko County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,029 students), of which Mentone Elementary School is one.

Tippecanoe Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mentone Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mentone Elementary School has decreased 13%, going from 441 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.