Red Cedars Elementary

Red Cedars Elementary operates as an expansive elementary campus in Cedar Lake, Indiana, part of Hanover Community School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 666 students spanning grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 5 schools in Hanover Community School Corp (2,831 students total), Red Cedars Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Red Cedars Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Red Cedars Elementary shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Red Cedars Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.5%; this one delivers 57.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Red Cedars Elementary is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

The closest other public school is Hanover Central Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Red Cedars Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.9%.

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