Slate Run Elementary School

Located at 1452 Slate Run Rd, in New Albany, Indiana, Slate Run Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school that caters to 405 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch.

New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 11,362 students; Slate Run Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Slate Run Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 12% Black, 7% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, On paper, Slate Run Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Floyd County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Slate Run Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Floyd County shows median household earnings sit near $79,704, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Floyd County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,849 students), of which Slate Run Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Fairmont Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Slate Run Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Slate Run Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 36% since 2018, when it stood at 298 (now 405). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Slate Run Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.