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What's one thing Oak Trace Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTFIELD-WASHINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 181308001392
Oak Trace Elementary School
16504 Oak Ridge Rd, Westfield, IN 46074 · (317) 867-6400 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
52 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (119).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Oak Trace Elementary School→Westfield Intermediate School→Westfield Middle School→Westfield High School
Based on grade levels within Westfield-Washington Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
85.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Oak Trace Elementary School
Oak Trace Elementary School's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Trace Elementary School this school | 582 | 8.9% | 82.4% |
| Cedar Canyon Elementary School Fort Wayne | 508 | 9.6% | 60.5% |
| Shamrock Springs Elementary School Westfield | 656 | 10.2% | 66.2% |
| Woodbrook Elementary School Carmel | 628 | 12.6% | 67.1% |
| Cherry Tree Elementary School Carmel | 711 | 12.9% | 72.2% |
| Stonegate Elementary Zionsville | 462 | 10.6% | 68.2% |
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 Oak Trace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #8 of 983 | #3 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #11 of 986 | #3 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #7 of 986 | #2 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #207 of 1,079 | #25 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #689 of 991 | #27 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #623 of 996 | #36 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #1,049 of 1,058 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #503 of 597 | #22 of 23 |
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
582
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+145% since 2000-01, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 31.1 | 19.4:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 4% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Trace Elementary School.
About Oak Trace Elementary School
Oak Trace Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Westfield, Indiana. It educates 582 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 33% bigger than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Westfield-Washington Schools has 10 schools and 10,124 students, and Oak Trace Elementary School is one of those schools.
Most students at Oak Trace Elementary School are White: 82% of enrollment. Other students are 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, Hamilton County is about 80% White. Oak Trace Elementary School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 15.5:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 9% of students. Across public schools in Hamilton County, the average is 21%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.2% for Oak Trace Elementary School. The school posts 82.4%, 13.2 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Hamilton County, median household income is about $121,530, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The public schools of Hamilton County number 69 and enroll about 63,065.
Shamrock Springs Elementary School is the public school closest to Oak Trace Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Oak Trace Elementary School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Oak Trace Elementary School had 534 students in 2020-21 and 582 in 2024-25, a 9% rise.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westfield-Washington Schools
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,948 students
- Westfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,585 students
- Westfield Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,551 students
- Monon Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Washington Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Shamrock Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
Other schools in Westfield
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,948 students
- Westfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,585 students
- Westfield Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,551 students
- Monon Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Washington Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Shamrock Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
Nearby schools
- Shamrock Springs Elementary School1.4 mi · 656
- Westfield Intermediate School1.5 mi · 1,551
- Westfield Middle School1.7 mi · 1,585
- Maple Glen Elementary1.9 mi · 632
- Westfield High School1.9 mi · 2,948
- Carey Ridge Elementary School2.2 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Trace Elementary SchoolHow large is Oak Trace Elementary School?
Oak Trace Elementary School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-04.
Is Oak Trace Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Trace Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Oak Trace Elementary School have?
Oak Trace Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Trace Elementary School?
At Oak Trace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Trace Elementary School?
Oak Trace Elementary School is overseen by Westfield-Washington Schools in Hamilton County.
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