Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180369000583
Needham Elementary School
1399 Upper Shelbyville Rd, Franklin, IN 46131 · (317) 738-5780 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-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
16.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
163 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Needham Elementary School→Custer Baker Intermediate School→Franklin Community Middle School→Franklin Community High School
Based on grade levels within Franklin Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Needham Elementary School
Needham Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Elementary School this school | 347 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| Howard Elementary School Kokomo | 317 | 46.4% | 42.3% |
| Ryan Park Elementary School Angola | 384 | 45.1% | 46.9% |
| William W Borden Elementary School Borden | 333 | 44.1% | 51.9% |
| North Side Elementary School Kendallville | 308 | 48.1% | 41.5% |
| Nappanee Elementary School Nappanee | 378 | 49.2% | 51.6% |
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 Needham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #507 of 983 | #19 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #448 of 986 | #17 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #456 of 986 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #731 of 1,079 | #22 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #684 of 991 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #652 of 996 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #663 of 1,058 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #236 of 597 | #4 of 14 |
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
347
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 347 | 21.5 | 16.1:1 | 47% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 22.5 | 14.9:1 | 50% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 20.3 | 16.0:1 | 49% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 20.8 | 19.9:1 | 46% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 19 | 19.9:1 | 45% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 47% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 24 | 18.4:1 | 32% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 21 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Needham Elementary School.
About Needham Elementary School
Needham Elementary School serves students in Franklin, Indiana, as a small elementary school. The school counts 347 students across pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students.
Franklin Community School Corp includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 4,966 students.
Federal enrollment data show Needham Elementary School is 83% White. It is also 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. That is close to the 85% White share among all Johnson County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Needham Elementary School, 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Roughly 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Needham Elementary School is C+. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Needham Elementary School's results are 2.3 points below predicted: 40.0% against 42.3%.
Within Johnson County, the median household income is $90,454, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Needham Elementary School, Johnson County has 39 other public schools.
Webb Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Needham Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Needham Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Needham Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment rise, from 328 in 2020-21 to 347 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 13.1 in 2020-21 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
The Needham Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,315
Census ACS
Median income
$90,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Community School Corp
- Franklin Community High SchoolHigh · 1,531 students
- Custer Baker Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Franklin Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Webb Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin Community High SchoolHigh · 1,531 students
- Custer Baker Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Franklin Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
Other Needham Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Needham Elementary. Needham Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Needham Elementary SchoolDURANGO, CO · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Webb Elementary School0.2 mi · 319
- Northwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 505
- Franklin Community Middle School1.5 mi · 726
- Franklin Community Virtual School1.5 mi · 122
- Custer Baker Intermediate School2.6 mi · 734
- Creekside Elementary School2.9 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Needham Elementary SchoolHow large is Needham Elementary School?
Needham Elementary School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades PK-04.
Is Needham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Needham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Needham Elementary School have?
Needham Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Needham Elementary School?
Student demographics at Needham Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Needham Elementary School in?
Needham Elementary School is part of Franklin Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.