Orchard View School

Located at 56734 Northridge Dr, in Middlebury, Indiana, Orchard View School is a close-knit primary school that instructs 345 students (grades K through 3), operated by Middlebury Community Schools. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Orchard View School sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Middlebury Community Schools (4,028 students total), Orchard View School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Orchard View School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Elkhart County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Elkhart County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Orchard View School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 51.3%; this one delivers 69.5%, a residual of +18.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Elkhart County shows median household income runs about $68,561, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Orchard View School is one of 60 public schools in Elkhart County (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students).

Northridge Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Orchard View School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Orchard View School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orchard View School has remained close to its prior level, going from 353 students in 2018 to 345 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Orchard View School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.