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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTFIELD-WASHINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 181308000134
Shamrock Springs Elementary School
747 W 161st St, Westfield, IN 46074 · (317) 867-7400 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- CBeats 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
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
67 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (134).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Shamrock Springs Elementary School→Westfield Intermediate School→Westfield Middle School→Westfield High School
Based on grade levels within Westfield-Washington Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
69.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Shamrock Springs Elementary School
Shamrock Springs Elementary School's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Springs Elementary School this school | 656 | 10.2% | 66.2% |
| Woodbrook Elementary School Carmel | 628 | 12.6% | 67.1% |
| Maple Glen Elementary Westfield | 632 | 11.9% | 73.2% |
| Oak Trace Elementary School Westfield | 582 | 8.9% | 82.4% |
| Cherry Tree Elementary School Carmel | 711 | 12.9% | 72.2% |
| Center Grove Elementary School Greenwood | 691 | 15.9% | 62.3% |
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 Shamrock Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #85 of 983 | #20 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #122 of 986 | #20 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #96 of 986 | #22 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #115 of 1,079 | #14 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #807 of 991 | #33 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #546 of 996 | #30 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #1,045 of 1,058 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.0% | #37 of 353 | #4 of 13 |
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
656
+89 (+16%) vs 2020
+28% since 2000-01, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 656 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 29.5 | 15.7:1 | 10% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 7% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shamrock Springs Elementary School.
About Shamrock Springs Elementary School
Shamrock Springs Elementary School sits in Westfield, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. It reported 656 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
Shamrock Springs Elementary School is part of Westfield-Washington Schools, where 10 schools serve 10,124 students.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Shamrock Springs Elementary School. Other reported shares: 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Hamilton County, where about 80% of residents are White. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Shamrock Springs Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. The school has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. Federal data show 10% of students (67) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 21% average for public schools in Hamilton County is 11 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Shamrock Springs Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Shamrock Springs Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.2%) and its predicted rate (68.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
The school's county is Hamilton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $121,530 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Shamrock Springs Elementary School shares Hamilton County with 68 other public schools.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Maple Glen Elementary, is the closest to Shamrock Springs Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 66.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 656, up from 567 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 15.8:1 to 17.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westfield-Washington Schools
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,948 students
- Westfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,585 students
- Westfield Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,551 students
- Monon Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Washington Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Maple Glen ElementaryElementary · 632 students
Other schools in Westfield
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,948 students
- Westfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,585 students
- Westfield Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,551 students
- Monon Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Washington Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Maple Glen ElementaryElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Glen Elementary1.3 mi · 632
- Oak Trace Elementary School1.4 mi · 582
- Smoky Row Elementary School2.3 mi · 692
- Westfield Intermediate School2.7 mi · 1,551
- Westfield Middle School2.9 mi · 1,585
- Westfield High School3.2 mi · 2,948
Frequently asked questions
About Shamrock Springs Elementary SchoolHow large is Shamrock Springs Elementary School?
Shamrock Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Shamrock Springs Elementary School serve?
Shamrock Springs Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shamrock Springs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shamrock Springs Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shamrock Springs Elementary School?
At Shamrock Springs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Shamrock Springs Elementary School public or private?
Shamrock Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westfield-Washington Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.