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Best kept secret at Olive Township Elementary School?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW PRAIRIE UNITED SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180756001300
Olive Township Elementary School
300 W Ben St, New Carlisle, IN 46552 · (574) 654-7531 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
182 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 New Prairie United School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
75.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Olive Township Elementary School
Olive Township Elementary School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township Elementary School this school | 495 | 36.8% | 63.7% |
| Churubusco Elementary School Churubusco | 500 | 35.4% | 45.7% |
| Covington Elementary School Covington | 447 | 36.5% | 55.1% |
| Cynthia Heights Elementary School Evansville | 451 | 37.0% | 52.3% |
| South Central Elementary School Union Mills | 523 | 39.0% | 55.8% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Trafalgar | 459 | 36.8% | N/A |
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 Olive Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #118 of 983 | #6 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #61 of 986 | #3 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #98 of 986 | #6 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #392 of 1,079 | #14 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #956 of 991 | #35 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #788 of 996 | #38 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #837 of 1,058 | #32 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #318 of 353 | #11 of 12 |
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
495
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 495 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 37% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 23.5 | 20.6:1 | 38% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 23.5 | 20.3:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 27% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 16 | 30.5:1 | 27% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 17 | 29.8:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 10% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 21 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olive Township Elementary School.
About Olive Township Elementary School
Olive Township Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in New Carlisle, Indiana, one of the schools in New Prairie United School Corp. Federal data show 495 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Olive Township Elementary School sits within New Prairie United School Corp, which has 5 schools and 2,815 students.
Of every 100 students at Olive Township Elementary School, about 90 are White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 71% White share among all St. Joseph County residents. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Olive Township Elementary School are from different groups.
Olive Township Elementary School reports a ratio of 19.8 students per teacher, from 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Olive Township Elementary School, 37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in St. Joseph County is 9 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Olive Township Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 91% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Olive Township Elementary School is 14.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.7% actual, 49.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
For St. Joseph County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,868 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in St. Joseph County number 73, with about 35,614 students.
About 2.8 miles separate Olive Township Elementary School from the closest public school, New Prairie High School. The five-mile area around Olive Township Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 37.3% on proficiency, and Olive Township Elementary School is above that at 63.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Olive Township Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
From 464 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 495 by 2024-25.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Prairie United School Corp
- New Prairie High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- New Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Rolling Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in New Carlisle
- New Prairie High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- New Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
Nearby schools
- New Prairie High School2.8 mi · 945
- New Prairie Middle School2.9 mi · 667
- Prairie View Elementary School3.2 mi · 294
- Rolling Prairie Elementary School5.3 mi · 414
- Career Academy Middle School9.5 mi · 414
- Career Academy High School9.5 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Olive Township Elementary SchoolHow large is Olive Township Elementary School?
Olive Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Olive Township Elementary School serve?
Olive Township Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Olive Township Elementary School have?
Olive Township Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olive Township Elementary School?
At Olive Township Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Olive Township Elementary School public or private?
Olive Township Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Prairie United School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.