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What's the biggest difference between Monger Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180327000437
Monger Elementary School
1100 E Hively Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517 · (574) 295-4860 · Elkhart County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
264 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
41.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Monger Elementary School
Monger Elementary School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monger Elementary School this school | 394 | 67.0% | 38.6% |
| Christel House Academy West Indianapolis | 485 | 65.4% | 14.6% |
| West Goshen Elementary School Goshen | 387 | 63.0% | 36.1% |
| Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School Indianapolis | 268 | 66.8% | 17.6% |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch East Chicago | 400 | 74.0% | 17.7% |
| Edison Middle School South Bend | 551 | 67.0% | 12.4% |
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 Monger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #552 of 983 | #19 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #410 of 986 | #15 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #435 of 986 | #13 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #622 of 1,079 | #24 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #793 of 991 | #30 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #384 of 996 | #20 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #214 of 1,058 | #6 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #378 of 597 | #20 of 28 |
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
394
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 67% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 21.5 | 18.5:1 | 71% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 88% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 77% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 87% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 93% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 91% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 61% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monger Elementary School.
About Monger Elementary School
Federal records list Monger Elementary School as an elementary school in Elkhart, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 394 students in pre-K through 6.
Elkhart Community Schools is the district for Monger Elementary School. It has 19 schools and 10,640 students.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Monger Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 17% Black, 12% White, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 20% of Elkhart County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Monger Elementary School comes in at 54%.
Teachers at Monger Elementary School total 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 67%. The average for public schools in Elkhart County is 51%.
On BeatsExpectations, Monger Elementary School is 10.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Elkhart County census figures show that median household income is about $68,561, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Monger Elementary School is among the 60 public schools in Elkhart County.
Premier Arts Academy is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Monger Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Monger Elementary School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Monger Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 393 to 394. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.6 to 17.1 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Monger Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elkhart Community Schools
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- North Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Roosevelt STEAM AcademyElementary · 531 students
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Pinewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Elkhart
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- Concord Community High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Concord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Concord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Jimtown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Premier Arts Academy0.8 mi · 286
- Concord West Side Elem School1.0 mi · 504
- Pierre Moran Middle School1.0 mi · 396
- Roosevelt STEAM Academy1.1 mi · 531
- Hawthorne Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 156
- Mary Beck Elementary School1.2 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Monger Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Monger Elementary School?
Monger Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Monger Elementary School serve?
Monger Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monger Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monger Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monger Elementary School?
Monger Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 64% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Monger Elementary School?
Monger Elementary School is overseen by Elkhart Community Schools in Elkhart County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.