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How has Moran Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-HARRIS-MADISON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180876001449
Moran Elementary School
305 N Beech Rd, Osceola, IN 46561 · (574) 674-8504 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
165 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
46.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
62.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Where Moran Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #243 of 983 | #9 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #212 of 986 | #8 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #312 of 986 | #13 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #632 of 1,079 | #27 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #887 of 991 | #33 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #568 of 996 | #34 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #744 of 1,058 | #26 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #297 of 597 | #10 of 26 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
389
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 389 | 21.5 | 18.1:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 22.5 | 18.3:1 | 37% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 41% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 31% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 38% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 19 | 23.1:1 | 41% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 17 | 27.5:1 | 34% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 23% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 20 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moran Elementary School.
About Moran Elementary School
Moran Elementary School sits in Osceola, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. School enrollment was 389 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Across its 15 schools, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp enrolls 11,329 students. Moran Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Moran Elementary School, White students make up 78% of the student body. It is also 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Moran Elementary School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Moran Elementary School employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.1:1. This ratio sits 2.6 above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 42% in 2024-25.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Moran Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 54.3% actual against 45.5% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Joseph County show that the median household income is $66,868, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Moran Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in the county.
Penn High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of Moran Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Moran Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Moran Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Moran Elementary School declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 431 to 389 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.6:1 to 18.1:1 over the same years.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Penn High School1.7 mi · 3,687
- Bittersweet Elementary School1.7 mi · 494
- Schmucker Middle School1.8 mi · 1,041
- Twin Branch Elementary School2.0 mi · 300
- Fred J Hums Elementary School2.6 mi · 327
- Elsie Rogers Elementary School2.6 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Moran Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Moran Elementary School?
Moran Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Moran Elementary School serve?
Moran Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Moran Elementary School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Moran Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moran Elementary School?
At Moran Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Moran Elementary School public or private?
Moran Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.