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What advice would you give to incoming students at Rolling Prairie Elementary School?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW PRAIRIE UNITED SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180756001301
Rolling Prairie Elementary School
605 E Michigan St, Rolling Prairie, IN 46371 · (219) 778-2018 · LaPorte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
212 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 New Prairie United School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Rolling Prairie Elementary School
Rolling Prairie Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Prairie Elementary School this school | 414 | 51.2% | 47.5% |
| Rensselaer Central Primary School Rensselaer | 398 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Nappanee Elementary School Nappanee | 378 | 49.2% | 51.6% |
| Manchester Elementary School N Manchester | 474 | 49.4% | 47.9% |
| Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch Wheatfield | 469 | 52.9% | 50.1% |
| Dayton Elementary School Dayton | 390 | 48.5% | 51.2% |
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 Rolling Prairie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #352 of 983 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #288 of 986 | #8 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #358 of 986 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #575 of 1,079 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #811 of 991 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #585 of 996 | #14 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #573 of 1,058 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #226 of 597 | #9 of 15 |
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
414
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 52% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 51% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 14 | 35.4:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 16 | 29.4:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 46% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 20% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolling Prairie Elementary School.
About Rolling Prairie Elementary School
Rolling Prairie Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Rolling Prairie, Indiana. A total of 414 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
New Prairie United School Corp, which runs Rolling Prairie Elementary School, has 5 schools and 2,815 students.
Roughly 79% of students at Rolling Prairie Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 78% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Rolling Prairie Elementary School, 24 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 17.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 51% of enrollment. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in LaPorte County.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Rolling Prairie Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rolling Prairie Elementary School's results are 8.2 points above predicted: 47.5% against 39.3%.
Among LaPorte County residents, the median household income is $71,055, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Rolling Prairie Elementary School, LaPorte County has 37 other public schools.
The closest public school to Rolling Prairie Elementary School is New Prairie Middle School, about 2.5 miles away. Rolling Prairie Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Rolling Prairie Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Rolling Prairie Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 413 in 2020-21, 414 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.8:1 to 17.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
LaPorte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,917
Census ACS
Median income
$71,055
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Prairie United School Corp
- New Prairie High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- New Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Olive Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Rolling Prairie
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Nearby schools
- New Prairie Middle School2.5 mi · 667
- New Prairie High School2.6 mi · 945
- Prairie View Elementary School2.9 mi · 294
- Olive Township Elementary School5.3 mi · 495
- Hailmann Elementary School6.6 mi · 318
- Lincoln Elementary School7.2 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Rolling Prairie Elementary SchoolHow large is Rolling Prairie Elementary School?
Rolling Prairie Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rolling Prairie Elementary School serve?
Rolling Prairie Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rolling Prairie Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Rolling Prairie Elementary School.
How diverse is Rolling Prairie Elementary School?
Rolling Prairie Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rolling Prairie Elementary School in?
Rolling Prairie Elementary School is part of New Prairie United School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.