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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180648001125
Sheridan Elementary School
24795 Hinesley Rd, Sheridan, IN 46069 · (317) 758-4491 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
265 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Sheridan Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Sheridan Elementary School
Sheridan Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Elementary School this school | 555 | 47.7% | 46.4% |
| Carroll Elementary School Flora | 577 | 47.5% | 40.2% |
| Clinton Central Elementary School Michigantown | 527 | 49.9% | 48.2% |
| Centerville-Abington Elem School Centerville | 530 | 50.6% | 45.7% |
| Triton Central Elementary School Fairland | 516 | 45.0% | 54.5% |
| Woodlan Elementary School Woodburn | 572 | 45.5% | 44.3% |
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 Sheridan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #378 of 983 | #39 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #442 of 986 | #38 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #338 of 986 | #38 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #252 of 1,079 | #30 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #561 of 991 | #21 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #737 of 996 | #38 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #653 of 1,058 | #1 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #167 of 353 | #10 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
555
+89 (+19%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 555 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 48% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 47% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 47% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 23 | 20.1:1 | 43% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 43% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 25% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 26 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheridan Elementary School.
About Sheridan Elementary School
This page covers Sheridan Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Sheridan, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 555 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 27% higher.
Sheridan Community Schools enrolls 1,169 students in 3 schools, including Sheridan Elementary School.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Sheridan Elementary School. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Hamilton County's population at about 80%. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Sheridan Elementary School's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.4:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 48%. The gap from the 21% average for public schools in Hamilton County is 27 points.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Sheridan 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.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sheridan Elementary School would be expected to post about 41.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hamilton County show that the median household income is $121,530, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Sheridan Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Sheridan High School, about 0.5 miles away. Sheridan Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sheridan Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 46.4% versus a 60.1% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 19% from its 2020-21 level of 466. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.6:1 to 15.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Sheridan Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Sheridan Community Schools
- Sheridan High SchoolHigh · 344 students
- Sheridan Middle SchoolMiddle · 270 students
Other schools in Sheridan
- Sheridan High SchoolHigh · 344 students
- Sheridan Middle SchoolMiddle · 270 students
Other Sheridan Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Sheridan Elementary. Sheridan Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 16.
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 919 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 591 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 525 students
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSHERIDAN, AR · 523 students
- Sheridan ElementaryOrangeburg, SC · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Sheridan High School0.5 mi · 344
- Sheridan Middle School0.5 mi · 270
- Virginia F. Wood Early Learning Center6.7 mi · 100
- Monon Trail Elementary School6.7 mi · 767
- Maple Glen Elementary7.8 mi · 632
- Westfield High School8.0 mi · 2,948
Frequently asked questions
About Sheridan Elementary SchoolHow large is Sheridan Elementary School?
Sheridan Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sheridan Elementary School serve?
Sheridan Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheridan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sheridan Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sheridan Elementary School?
Sheridan Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sheridan Elementary School public or private?
Sheridan Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sheridan Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.