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What advice would you give to incoming students at Pendleton Elementary School?
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Enrollment
893
Elementary
DISTRICT 813 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MADISON COM SCH CORP·NCES 181044001713
Pendleton Elementary School
327 S East St, Pendleton, IN 46064 · (765) 778-2117 · Madison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
341 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 15% |
Student demographics
22%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
Based on grade levels within South Madison Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Pendleton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #282 of 983 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #245 of 986 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #289 of 986 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #11 of 1,079 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #838 of 991 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #733 of 996 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #812 of 1,058 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #345 of 353 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
893
+58 (+7%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 874
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 893 | 50.7 | 17.6:1 | 38% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 49.2 | 17.7:1 | 38% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 46.5 | 18.1:1 | 36% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 40 | 20.9:1 | 29% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 889 | 42.2 | 21.1:1 | 29% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 41 | 21.7:1 | 32% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 1,137 | 47 | 24.2:1 | 33% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 1,060 | 45 | 23.6:1 | 9% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 874 | 36 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pendleton Elementary School.
About Pendleton Elementary School
Pendleton Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Pendleton, Indiana. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 893 students. It has 105% more students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).
South Madison Com Sch Corp runs Pendleton Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 4,670 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Pendleton Elementary School, about 88 are White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
Pendleton Elementary School has 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. At Pendleton Elementary School, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Madison County averages 52%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
In Madison County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $63,037, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 18,227 students.
Pendleton Heights High School is the nearest public school to Pendleton Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Pendleton Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Small. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 7%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.9:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Pendleton Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,900
Census ACS
Median income
$63,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,227 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Madison Com Sch Corp
- Pendleton Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 858 students
- Pendleton Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 687 students
Other schools in Pendleton
- Pendleton Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 858 students
- Pendleton Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 687 students
- Pendleton Juvenile CorrectionalHigh · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Pendleton Heights High School0.3 mi · 1,502
- Pendleton Heights Middle School0.7 mi · 730
- Pendleton Juvenile Correctional2.8 mi · 180
- Maple Ridge Elementary School3.3 mi · 858
- East Elementary School4.5 mi · 687
- Erskine Elementary School4.6 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Pendleton Elementary SchoolHow large is Pendleton Elementary School?
Pendleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 893 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pendleton Elementary School serve?
Pendleton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pendleton Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Pendleton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pendleton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pendleton Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pendleton Elementary School in?
Pendleton Elementary School is part of South Madison Com Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.