New Palestine Elementary School

Located at 4801 S 500 W, in New Palestine, Indiana, New Palestine Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school that caters to 579 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by New Palestine Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 33% larger than the state mean of about 436.

Within New Palestine Community Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 3,959 students, New Palestine Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, New Palestine Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Hancock County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, New Palestine Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,186 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hancock County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,779 students), of which New Palestine Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is New Palestine High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, New Palestine Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Palestine Elementary School has declined 23%, going from 753 students in 2018 to 579 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 95% to 90% over that span.

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