Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180048000100
Otterbein Elementary School
111 W Oxford St, Otterbein, IN 47970 · (765) 583-4401 · Benton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
119 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Otterbein Elementary School→Benton Central Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Benton Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.4%
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 53 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Otterbein Elementary School
Otterbein Elementary School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otterbein Elementary School this school | 245 | 48.6% | 45.0% |
| Central Noble Elementary School Albion | 247 | 50.6% | 32.7% |
| Crothersville Elementary School Crothersville | 230 | 46.5% | 25.1% |
| Salamonie Elementary School Warren | 273 | 46.9% | 44.7% |
| Brooklyn STEM Academy Brooklyn | 241 | 46.1% | 49.5% |
| Helmsburg Elementary School Morgantown | 224 | 49.1% | 67.8% |
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 Otterbein Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #410 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #347 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #398 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #934 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #47 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #825 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #636 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #153 of 597 |
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
245
-26 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 245 | 21.8 | 11.2:1 | 49% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 56% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 19.8 | 13.0:1 | 47% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 35% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 36% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 34% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 40% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 14% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otterbein Elementary School.
About Otterbein Elementary School
Otterbein Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Otterbein, Indiana. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 245 students. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Benton Community School Corp (3 schools, 1,601 students) runs Otterbein Elementary School.
At Otterbein Elementary School, 91% of students are White. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Benton County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Otterbein Elementary School scores 17%.
Classroom staffing at Otterbein Elementary School totals 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Otterbein Elementary School is about 49%. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Benton County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Otterbein Elementary School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Otterbein Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 45.0% actual against 41.2% predicted.
In the wider Benton County area, median household income comes to about $65,875, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Benton County counts 3 public schools with about 1,601 students.
Klondike Elementary School is the nearest public school to Otterbein Elementary School, about 7.4 miles away. Otterbein Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 52.0% proficiency; Otterbein Elementary School posts 45.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment decreased 10% over 4 years, reaching 245 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.9:1 to 11.2:1.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,735
Census ACS
Median income
$65,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benton Community School Corp
- Benton Central Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 792 students
- Prairie Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Klondike Elementary School7.4 mi · 905
- Klondike Middle School7.4 mi · 448
- Pine Village Elementary School8.4 mi · 160
- Benton Central Jr-Sr High School9.1 mi · 792
- Burnett Creek Elementary School9.5 mi · 778
- Prairie Crossing Elementary School9.5 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Otterbein Elementary SchoolHow large is Otterbein Elementary School?
Otterbein Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Otterbein Elementary School serve?
Otterbein Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Otterbein Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Otterbein Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Otterbein Elementary School?
Student demographics at Otterbein Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Otterbein Elementary School in?
Otterbein Elementary School is part of Benton Community School Corp.
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