The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTVIEW SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181311002077

Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch

325 W Middlebury St., Shipshewana, IN 46565 · (260) 768-4158 · LaGrange County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
94 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
70
Grade 1
77
Grade 2
65
Grade 3
76
Grade 4
61
Student demographics
White
32994%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 62%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20258%
Female
14742%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Shipshewana-Scott Elementary SchWestview Elementary SchoolWestview Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Westview School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

Discussions

+ POST
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch.
START A DISCUSSION

Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
47.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
68.8%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
349
+22 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.8:1
% White
94%
was 96%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch

Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch is one of the cozy primary schools in Shipshewana, Indiana, overseen by Westview School Corporation, with 349 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Across the 5 schools in Westview School Corporation (1,931 students total), Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Compared to LaGrange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below LaGrange County's rate of about 40%.

After controlling for student poverty, Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.

Around the school, LaGrange County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,487, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across LaGrange County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,769 students), Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch is one campus in the mix.

Meadowview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 63.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch has climbed 7%, going from 327 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

LaGrange County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
40,805
Census ACS
Median income
$84,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,769 students

Quick facts

School name
Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch
District
Westview School Corporation
Address
325 W Middlebury St., Shipshewana, IN 46565
Phone
(260) 768-4158
County
LaGrange County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
349
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
94 (27%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
181311002077
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Westview School Corporation
Other schools in Shipshewana
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch
How large is Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch?
Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch serve?
Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch.
How diverse is Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch?
Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch?
Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch is overseen by Westview School Corporation in LaGrange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post