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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rowena Kyle Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 180915001515
Rowena Kyle Elementary School
2701 Hamstrom Rd, Portage, IN 46368 · (219) 763-8030 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- DBeats 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
17.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
153 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Rowena Kyle Elementary School
Rowena Kyle Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowena Kyle Elementary School this school | 437 | 35.0% | 37.6% |
| Peifer Elementary School Schererville | 420 | 36.7% | 49.5% |
| Southridge Elementary School Highland | 439 | 42.4% | 47.5% |
| Homan Elementary School Schererville | 472 | 37.7% | 58.1% |
| James B Eads Elementary School Munster | 554 | 30.3% | 67.8% |
| Ethel R Jones Elementary School Portage | 363 | 43.5% | 40.0% |
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 Rowena Kyle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #576 of 983 | #24 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #546 of 986 | #24 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #532 of 986 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #521 of 1,079 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #868 of 991 | #26 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #192 of 996 | #6 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #859 of 1,058 | #19 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #513 of 597 | #19 of 21 |
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
437
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 437 | 24.5 | 17.8:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 21.5 | 21.9:1 | 55% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 43 | 10.9:1 | 49% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 51% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 48% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 44% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 18 | 24.6:1 | 19% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 21 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowena Kyle Elementary School.
About Rowena Kyle Elementary School
Rowena Kyle Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Portage, Indiana, (ZIP code 46368). It serves 437 students in kindergarten through 5.
Portage Township Schools enrolls 6,519 students in 11 schools, including Rowena Kyle Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Rowena Kyle Elementary School, at 42%. Other reported shares: 40% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 4% multiracial. Porter County's residents are about 84% White, 42 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.8:1, with 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.3 students per teacher above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35%. That tracks the 34% average for public schools in Porter County.
Rowena Kyle Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rowena Kyle Elementary School, the prediction is 50.8% and the result is 37.6%.
In the county around the school, Porter County, the median household income is $87,972, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Porter County is home to 55 public schools and about 25,813 public school students.
The closest public school to Rowena Kyle Elementary School is Willowcreek Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Rowena Kyle Elementary School's average proficiency of 37.6% compares with 31.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 437 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 467 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portage Township Schools
- Portage High SchoolHigh · 2,163 students
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William Fegely Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Wallace Aylesworth ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Ethel R Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
Other schools in Portage
- Portage High SchoolHigh · 2,163 students
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William Fegely Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Wallace Aylesworth ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Ethel R Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Willowcreek Middle School0.9 mi · 920
- Wallace Aylesworth Elementary1.0 mi · 401
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 409
- Ethel R Jones Elementary School1.3 mi · 363
- Portage High School1.4 mi · 2,163
- Crisman Elementary School1.5 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Rowena Kyle Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rowena Kyle Elementary School?
Rowena Kyle Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rowena Kyle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rowena Kyle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rowena Kyle Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rowena Kyle Elementary School is approximately 17.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rowena Kyle Elementary School?
Rowena Kyle Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 40% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rowena Kyle Elementary School?
Rowena Kyle Elementary School is overseen by Portage Township Schools in Porter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.