O J Neighbours Elementary School

O J Neighbours Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school in Wabash, Indiana, part of Wabash City Schools. The school works with 385 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Wabash City Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,463 students. O J Neighbours Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, O J Neighbours Elementary School logs that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

Looking at school resources, O J Neighbours Elementary School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wabash County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, O J Neighbours Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.4%, the actual is 35.5%, a residual of +8.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wabash County put median household income runs about $66,806, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. O J Neighbours Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Wabash County (combined enrollment of about 5,096 students).

The closest other public school is Wabash Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), O J Neighbours Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.0%.

O J Neighbours Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 37%: 608 students in 2018 compared to 385 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 91% to 83%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.