North Side Elementary School

North Side Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Kendallville, Indiana, operated by East Noble School Corporation, hosts 308 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

East Noble School Corporation comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,345 students; North Side Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Side Elementary School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Noble County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at North Side Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Side Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 41.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Noble County put median household income runs about $71,723, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Side Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Noble County (combined enrollment of about 6,651 students).

The closest other public school is East Noble High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Side Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

North Side Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 385 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 91% to 83%.

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