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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180348000493
New Paris Elementary School
18665 CR 46, New Paris, IN 46553 · (574) 831-2196 · Elkhart County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C-Beats 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
17.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
125 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
New Paris Elementary School→Fairfield Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Fairfield Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
58.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 New Paris Elementary School
New Paris Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Paris Elementary School this school | 488 | 25.6% | 48.8% |
| F Willard Crichfield Elementary LaPorte | 459 | 22.4% | 63.0% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary Sch New Palestine | 577 | 27.6% | 51.4% |
| Hershey Elementary School Lafayette | 538 | 22.1% | 64.9% |
| West Terrace Elementary School Evansville | 504 | 25.0% | 55.2% |
| Mintonye Elementary School Lafayette | 452 | 29.4% | 53.7% |
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 New Paris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #322 of 983 | #12 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #269 of 986 | #11 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #340 of 986 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #404 of 1,079 | #9 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #870 of 991 | #33 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #710 of 996 | #34 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #955 of 1,058 | #35 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #124 of 353 | #1 of 8 |
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
488
+61 (+14%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 488 | 27.3 | 17.9:1 | 26% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 28.3 | 16.6:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 30% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 23.8 | 17.9:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 39% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 16% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 23 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Paris Elementary School.
About New Paris Elementary School
New Paris Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in New Paris, Indiana. It had 488 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6.
Fairfield Community Schools enrolls 2,209 students in 4 schools, including New Paris Elementary School.
Roughly 86% of students at New Paris Elementary School are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Elkhart County, the White share is about 74%. The diversity index for New Paris Elementary School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 17.9:1 is based on 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 26%. It compares with 51% for public schools in Elkhart County.
New Paris Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Indiana public elementary schools.
New Paris Elementary School scores 48.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.4%.
The school's county is Elkhart County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $68,561, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 60 public schools in the county, enrolling about 33,574, New Paris Elementary School among them.
New Paris Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Waterford Elementary School, about 2.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, New Paris Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 14% gain took enrollment from 427 in 2020-21 to 488 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.4:1 to 17.9:1.
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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 Fairfield Community Schools
- Fairfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Millersburg Elementary- Middle SchElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Waterford Elementary School2.7 mi · 400
- Benton Elementary School2.7 mi · 481
- Prairie View Elementary School2.8 mi · 415
- Fairfield Jr-Sr High School2.9 mi · 944
- Parkside Elementary School4.6 mi · 334
- Goshen Junior High School4.8 mi · 927
Frequently asked questions
About New Paris Elementary SchoolHow large is New Paris Elementary School?
New Paris Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does New Paris Elementary School serve?
New Paris Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Paris Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Paris Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is New Paris Elementary School?
New Paris Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Paris Elementary School?
New Paris Elementary School is overseen by Fairfield Community Schools in Elkhart County.
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