Northeastern Elementary School

Northeastern Elementary School is a primary school of average-sized scale in Fountain City, Indiana, run under Northeastern Wayne Schools, educateing 614 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 41% bigger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Northeastern Wayne Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,337 students; Northeastern Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Northeastern Elementary School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Northeastern Elementary School records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Northeastern Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Northeastern Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Northeastern Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.6%, the actual is 43.6%, a residual of +7.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $55,692, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Northeastern Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 9,696 students).

The closest other public school is Northeastern Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northeastern Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 29.2%.

Northeastern Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 609 students in 2018 compared to 614 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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