Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST PARKE COM SCH CORP·NCES 181090002288
Montezuma Elementary School
459 E Strawberry Rd, Montezuma, IN 47862 · (765) 245-2303 · Parke County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
138 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Montezuma Elementary School→Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Montezuma Elementary School
Montezuma Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Elementary School this school | 213 | 64.8% | 26.3% |
| Dollens Elementary Oolitic | 217 | 65.0% | 31.1% |
| Johnson Elementary School Scottsburg | 219 | 65.3% | 46.3% |
| Lawrence County Independent Schools Bedford | 205 | 63.4% | 24.2% |
| Forest Park Elementary School Brazil | 232 | 62.9% | 20.0% |
| Waterloo Elementary School Waterloo | 247 | 63.6% | 27.7% |
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 Montezuma Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #768 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #693 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #732 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #983 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #6 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #860 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #252 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #148 of 597 |
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
213
-39 (-15%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 213 | 22.3 | 9.5:1 | 65% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 24 | 9.4:1 | 64% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 23.3 | 9.9:1 | 66% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 63% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 69% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 67% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 73% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 62% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montezuma Elementary School.
About Montezuma Elementary School
Montezuma Elementary School is a small elementary school in Montezuma, Indiana, (ZIP code 47862). The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 213 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
Across its 3 schools, Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp enrolls 1,002 students. Montezuma Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Montezuma Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Parke County, where about 95% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
With 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Roughly 65% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Parke County report 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Montezuma Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.7% for Montezuma Elementary School. The school posts 26.3%, 3.4 points below the prediction.
Parke County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,485 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Montezuma Elementary School shares Parke County with 6 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Montezuma Elementary School is closest to Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School, about 6.9 miles away. Montezuma Elementary School has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Montezuma Elementary School at 7th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Montezuma Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 213 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 252. The ratio was 12.0:1 in 2020-21 and 9.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Montezuma Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Parke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,406
Census ACS
Median income
$68,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,182 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp
- Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Rosedale Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other Montezuma Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Montezuma Elementary. Montezuma Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Montezuma ElementaryStockton, CA · 652 students
- MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 330 students
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezuma, IA · 218 students
- Montezuma ElemMontezuma, KS · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School6.9 mi · 471
- Parke Heritage High School7.3 mi · 335
- Rockville Elementary School7.4 mi · 348
- South Vermillion High School7.4 mi · 446
- South Vermillion Middle School7.5 mi · 494
- Central Elementary School9.4 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Montezuma Elementary SchoolHow large is Montezuma Elementary School?
Montezuma Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-06.
Is Montezuma Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montezuma Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Montezuma Elementary School have?
Montezuma Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montezuma Elementary School?
At Montezuma Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Montezuma Elementary School public or private?
Montezuma Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.