1
If you had an hour of school board time for Northeastern Elementary School, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEASTERN WAYNE SCHOOLS·NCES 180819002228
Northeastern Elementary School
534 W Wallace Rd, Fountain City, IN 47341 · (765) 847-2595 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- B+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
14.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
338 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within Northeastern Wayne Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
44.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Northeastern Elementary School
Northeastern Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Elementary School this school | 614 | 55.0% | 43.6% |
| North Harrison Elementary School Ramsey | 562 | 53.9% | 39.0% |
| South Ripley Elementary School Versailles | 581 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| Brownstown Elementary School Brownstown | 621 | 52.5% | 36.8% |
| Hope Elementary School Hope | 547 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
| LaVille Elementary School Lakeville | 649 | 53.8% | 33.0% |
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 Northeastern Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #445 of 983 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #522 of 986 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #410 of 986 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #165 of 1,079 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #343 of 991 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #871 of 996 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #481 of 1,058 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #336 of 353 | N/A |
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
614
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 614 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 55% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 53% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 47% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 45% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 37% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 18% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 30 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeastern Elementary School.
About Northeastern Elementary School
Students in Fountain City, Indiana, attend Northeastern Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 614 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 41% bigger than that mark.
Northeastern Wayne Schools has 3 schools; together they serve 1,337 students.
The share of students at Northeastern Elementary School who are White is 93%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
With 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Northeastern Elementary School, 55% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 55% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Northeastern Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Northeastern Elementary School would score about 36.6%. It scores 43.6%, 7.0 points above that figure.
In Wayne County, home to about 66,397 people, median household income comes to about $55,692, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,696, Northeastern Elementary School among them.
Northeastern Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Northeastern Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Northeastern Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 43.6% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
Northeastern Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,397
Census ACS
Median income
$55,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northeastern Wayne Schools
- Northeastern High SchoolHigh · 426 students
- Northeastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
Other schools in Fountain City
- Northeastern High SchoolHigh · 426 students
- Northeastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
Other Northeastern Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Northeastern Elementary. Northeastern Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolSouth Vienna, OH · 470 students
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolHASTINGS, MI · 306 students
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolKALAMAZOO, MI · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Northeastern Middle School0.2 mi · 297
- Northeastern High School0.2 mi · 426
- Crestdale Elementary School5.5 mi · 373
- Fairview Elementary School6.2 mi · 259
- Community Youth Services7.1 mi · 67
- Dennis Middle School7.1 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Northeastern Elementary SchoolHow large is Northeastern Elementary School?
Northeastern Elementary School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Northeastern Elementary School serve?
Northeastern Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeastern Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeastern Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northeastern Elementary School?
At Northeastern Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Northeastern Elementary School?
Northeastern Elementary School is overseen by Northeastern Wayne Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.