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Pittsboro Elementary School

206 N Meridian St, Pittsboro, IN 46167 · (317) 994-2000 · Hendricks County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
A
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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.
  • A-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

Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
82 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 312135%
Grade 410530%
Grade 512435%
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
29083%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
185%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
278%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
93%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
17149%
Female
17951%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Pittsboro Elementary School→Tri-West Middle School→Tri-West Senior High School
Feeds from
Pittsboro Primary SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within North West Hendricks Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
71.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
77.3%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Pittsboro Elementary School

Pittsboro Elementary School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pittsboro Elementary School this school35023.4%69.0%
Pittsboro Primary School
Pittsboro
33225.3%N/A
Brandywine Elementary School
Greenfield
33825.7%64.7%
Kouts Elementary School
Kouts
32324.1%49.5%
Jackson Elementary School
Valparaiso
34822.1%79.6%
Fred J Hums Elementary School
Mishawaka
32725.1%48.1%
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 Pittsboro Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Hendricks County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#60 of 983#6 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.3%#54 of 986#5 of 24
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.5%#25 of 986#5 of 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
350#723 of 1,079#23 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.2:1#695 of 991#20 of 29
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.4%#649 of 996#26 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.4%#973 of 1,058#26 of 28
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+14.8%#123 of 353#5 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
350
+50 (+17%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535021.616.2:123% (82)
2023-2431117.517.8:124% (75)
2022-233271818.2:128% (90)
2020-213002015.0:121% (63)
2017-183051717.9:121% (64)
2015-163321719.5:118% (59)
2010-113011421.5:119% (58)
2000-014732518.9:17% (33)
1990-913602117.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsboro Elementary School.

About Pittsboro Elementary School

Pittsboro Elementary School is an elementary school in Pittsboro, Indiana, reachable at (317) 994-2000. Enrollment is 350 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5.

North West Hendricks Schools runs 5 schools with a combined 1,958 students. Pittsboro Elementary School is one of them.

About 83% of the student body at Pittsboro Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 8% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Pittsboro Elementary School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teachers at Pittsboro Elementary School total 21.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. The school counts 82 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 23%. Among public schools in Hendricks County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.

Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Pittsboro Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pittsboro Elementary School is 59.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.0%.

Federal survey data for Hendricks County show that the median household income is $101,144, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Hendricks County is home to 47 public schools and about 33,487 public school students.

Pittsboro Primary School is the public school closest to Pittsboro Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pittsboro Elementary School ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment has grown by 50 students since 2020-21, to 350. Students per teacher rose from 15.0 in 2020-21 to 16.2 in 2024-25.

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Hendricks County at a glance

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Population
183,344
Census ACS
Median income
$101,144
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
33,487 students

Quick facts

School name
Pittsboro Elementary School
District
North West Hendricks Schools
Address
206 N Meridian St, Pittsboro, IN 46167
Phone
(317) 994-2000
County
Hendricks County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
350
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
82 (23%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
180810001386
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in North West Hendricks Schools
Other schools in Pittsboro
Other Pittsboro Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Pittsboro Elementary. Pittsboro Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pittsboro Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Pittsboro Elementary School?
Pittsboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Pittsboro Elementary School serve?
Pittsboro Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsboro Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsboro Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pittsboro Elementary School?
Pittsboro Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsboro Elementary School?
Pittsboro Elementary School is overseen by North West Hendricks Schools in Hendricks County.
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