Middlebury Elementary School

Middlebury Elementary School is an elementary campus of cozy scale in Middlebury, Indiana, overseen by Middlebury Community Schools, hosting 211 students in grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 52% leaner than the state mean of about 436.

Middlebury Community Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,028 students. Middlebury Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Middlebury Elementary School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest looks like 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Elkhart County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Middlebury Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Elkhart County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Middlebury Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 83.0%, a residual of +36.6 points.

In the surrounding community, Elkhart County reports that median household income runs about $68,561, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Middlebury Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Elkhart County (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students).

The closest other public school is Orchard View School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Middlebury Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Middlebury Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 56.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Middlebury Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 276 (now 211).

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