Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORDSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180246000291
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch
1010 Lane Ave, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 · (765) 362-2607 · Montgomery County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
253 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 199 | 53% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 47% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch→Mollie B Hoover Elementary School→Crawfordsville Middle School→Crawfordsville Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Crawfordsville Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch this school | 377 | 67.1% | 33.6% |
| Mollie B Hoover Elementary School Crawfordsville | 375 | 65.6% | 36.8% |
| Francis M Price Elementary School Fort Wayne | 405 | 68.6% | 33.8% |
| Carlin Park Elementary School Angola | 368 | 68.8% | 26.5% |
| Oaklawn Elementary School Monticello | 323 | 64.1% | 39.4% |
| Stephen Decatur Elementary School Indianapolis | 496 | 70.8% | 18.9% |
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 Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #645 of 983 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #586 of 986 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #755 of 986 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #666 of 1,079 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #254 of 991 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #446 of 996 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #212 of 1,058 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #446 of 597 | #5 of 7 |
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
377
0 (0%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 377 | 27.5 | 13.7:1 | 67% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 25.5 | 13.7:1 | 72% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 27.2 | 13.5:1 | 69% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 64% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 69% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 63% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 62% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 44% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch.
About Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It educates 377 students in grades 2 through 3.
Crawfordsville Community Schools operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,730 students.
At Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch, White students make up 65% of the student body. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 90% White. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school's lunch program data list 67% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch is +5.6 points: 33.6% actual, 28.1% predicted.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: the median household income is $71,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Montgomery County has 17 public schools and roughly 6,261 students.
The shortest distance from Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Willson Preschool Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 377, starting from 377.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$71,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,261 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crawfordsville Community Schools
- Crawfordsville Sr High SchoolHigh · 682 students
- Crawfordsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Laura Hose Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Mollie B Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Athens Virtual Academy of IndianaHigh · 170 students
- Willson Preschool AcademyElementary · 170 students
Other schools in Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville Sr High SchoolHigh · 682 students
- Crawfordsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- North Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 547 students
- Southmont Sr High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- North Montgomery Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
- Southmont Jr High SchoolMiddle · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Willson Preschool Academy1.1 mi · 170
- Crawfordsville Middle School1.2 mi · 569
- Laura Hose Elementary School1.3 mi · 387
- Mollie B Hoover Elementary School1.4 mi · 375
- Athens Virtual Academy of Indiana1.6 mi · 170
- Crawfordsville Sr High School1.6 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Meredith Nicholson Elementary SchHow large is Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch?
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 377 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch serve?
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch.
How diverse is Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch?
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch reports a student body of 65% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch public or private?
Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Crawfordsville Community Schools.
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