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If you could change one rule at Parkside Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
733
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTHOLOMEW CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180036000077
Parkside Elementary School
1400 Parkside Dr, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4314 · Bartholomew County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
308 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (121).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Parkside Elementary School
Parkside Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary School this school | 733 | 42.0% | 50.6% |
| W D Richards Elementary School Columbus | 610 | 45.2% | 38.0% |
| Klondike Elementary School West Lafayette | 905 | 35.9% | 53.1% |
| North Grove Elementary School Greenwood | 685 | 43.8% | 58.2% |
| White River Elementary School Noblesville | 605 | 44.3% | 50.1% |
| Promise Road Elementary Noblesville | 810 | 32.2% | 48.7% |
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 Parkside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Bartholomew County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #293 of 983 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #377 of 986 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #270 of 986 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #60 of 1,079 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #713 of 991 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #280 of 996 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #753 of 1,058 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #365 of 597 | #3 of 7 |
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
733
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 733 | 44.8 | 16.4:1 | 42% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 44.3 | 16.3:1 | 47% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 44.8 | 16.2:1 | 45% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 758 | 37 | 20.5:1 | 40% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 38.1 | 21.2:1 | 46% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 869 | 35 | 24.8:1 | 41% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 779 | 31 | 25.1:1 | 31% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 17% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Elementary School.
About Parkside Elementary School
Parkside Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Columbus, Indiana. The school has 733 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 68% bigger than average.
Bartholomew Con School Corp is the district for Parkside Elementary School. It has 16 schools and 11,657 students.
Of every 100 students at Parkside Elementary School, about 57 are White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Bartholomew County's residents are about 79% White, 22 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The school lists 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 308 students, or 42%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bartholomew County average a similar 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, Parkside Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.8%. Parkside Elementary School scores 50.6%.
In the wider Bartholomew County area, the median household earns about $79,901 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Bartholomew County, 20 public schools serve about 12,688 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northside Middle School is about 0.9 miles from Parkside Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Parkside Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.
The discussion board for Parkside Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bartholomew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Clifty Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Clifty Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
Other Parkside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkside Elementary. Parkside Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 27.
- Parkside Elementary SchoolGoshen, IN · 334 students
- Parkside ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 946 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 807 students
- Parkside ElementaryMorrisville, NC · 730 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAL SPRINGS, FL · 713 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Middle School0.9 mi · 908
- Lillian Schmitt Elementary School1.1 mi · 704
- Columbus North High School1.2 mi · 2,360
- Richard L Johnson Early Educ Cntr2.1 mi · 80
- W D Richards Elementary School2.2 mi · 610
- Excel Center - Bartholomew County2.2 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Parkside Elementary School?
Parkside Elementary School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Parkside Elementary School serve?
Parkside Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Parkside Elementary School have?
Parkside Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Parkside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Parkside Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Parkside Elementary School in?
Parkside Elementary School is part of Bartholomew Con School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.