Enrollment
99
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD STEUBEN COUNTY·NCES 181110001801
Pleasant Lake Montessori School
1205 W Main St, Pleasant Lake, IN 46779 · (260) 475-5055 · Steuben County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
12.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
72 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 | 24 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 2% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
14.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Pleasant Lake Montessori School
Pleasant Lake Montessori School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Lake Montessori School this school | 99 | 72.7% | 26.5% |
| Medora STEM Academy Medora | 90 | 75.6% | 39.0% |
| Gosport Elementary School Gosport | 149 | 71.8% | 34.3% |
| Patricksburg Elementary School Patricksburg | 147 | 68.0% | 31.6% |
| Deputy Elementary School Deputy | 138 | 65.9% | 56.8% |
| Martha J Ridpath Elementary School Greencastle | 160 | 70.6% | N/A |
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 Pleasant Lake Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #1,066 of 1,079 |
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
99
-23 (-19%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 99 | 7.7 | 12.9:1 | 73% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 10.8 | 9.7:1 | 54% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 11.5 | 11.0:1 | 57% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 9 | 13.6:1 | 47% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 51% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | 49% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | 57% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | 27% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Lake Montessori School.
About Pleasant Lake Montessori School
Pleasant Lake, Indiana, is home to Pleasant Lake Montessori School, a very small elementary school. In all, 99 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 77% below the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Pleasant Lake Montessori School is one school in MSD Steuben County, a system of 6 schools with 2,492 students.
Of every 100 students at Pleasant Lake Montessori School, about 93 are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Steuben County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. Pleasant Lake Montessori School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 73%. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Steuben County is 23 points.
Pleasant Lake Montessori School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The model predicts 24.1% for a school in Indiana with Pleasant Lake Montessori School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Pleasant Lake Montessori School posts 26.5%.
Steuben County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,911 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Steuben County number 9, with about 3,471 students.
About 3.9 miles separate Pleasant Lake Montessori School from the closest public school, Hendry Park Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.4% on proficiency, and Pleasant Lake Montessori School is below that at 26.5%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 122 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 99 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Pleasant Lake Montessori School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,726
Census ACS
Median income
$74,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Steuben County
- Angola High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- Angola Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Hendry Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Ryan Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Carlin Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Hendry Park Elementary School3.9 mi · 384
- Ryan Park Elementary School4.2 mi · 384
- Angola Middle School4.4 mi · 543
- Angola High School4.5 mi · 714
- Carlin Park Elementary School4.9 mi · 368
- Hamilton Community Elementary Sch6.0 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Lake Montessori SchoolHow large is Pleasant Lake Montessori School?
Pleasant Lake Montessori School enrolls approximately 99 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Pleasant Lake Montessori School serve?
Pleasant Lake Montessori School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Pleasant Lake Montessori School have?
Pleasant Lake Montessori School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Lake Montessori School?
Student demographics at Pleasant Lake Montessori School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Lake Montessori School?
Pleasant Lake Montessori School is overseen by MSD Steuben County in Steuben County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.