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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECH GROVE CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180045000095
South Grove Elementary School
851 S 9th Ave, Beech Grove, IN 46107 · (317) 786-7687 · Marion County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest 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
18.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
339 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 197 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 201 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
South Grove Elementary School→Central Elementary School→Beech Grove Middle School→Beech Grove Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beech Grove City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
37.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 South Grove Elementary School
South Grove Elementary School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Grove Elementary School this school | 586 | 57.8% | 30.2% |
| Cleveland Elementary School Elkhart | 519 | 56.1% | 26.0% |
| Wea Ridge Elementary School Lafayette | 609 | 57.3% | 39.8% |
| Vogel Elementary School Evansville | 484 | 55.0% | 36.3% |
| Lafayette Park Elementary School Kokomo | 527 | 62.0% | 28.4% |
| Riverside Elementary School Jeffersonville | 568 | 62.7% | 31.9% |
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 South Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #714 of 983 | #51 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #643 of 986 | #41 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #805 of 986 | #66 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #201 of 1,079 | #44 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #905 of 991 | #129 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #337 of 996 | #102 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #408 of 1,058 | #103 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #161 of 597 | #42 of 86 |
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
586
-80 (-12%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 586 | 31.5 | 18.6:1 | 58% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 35.8 | 16.1:1 | 71% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 76% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 71% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | N/A | N/A | 75% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 74% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 67% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 31% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 20 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Grove Elementary School.
About South Grove Elementary School
South Grove Elementary School is an elementary school in Beech Grove, Indiana, according to federal school records. It educates 586 students in grades 2 through 4. The school's enrollment is 34% bigger than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Federal data list 5 schools in Beech Grove City Schools, with 2,790 students enrolled.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at South Grove Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. County-wide, 52% of Marion County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at South Grove Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
South Grove Elementary School operates with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. About 58% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Marion County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, South Grove Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Grove Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.2% and a predicted 34.6%.
Marion County has about 975,809 residents, and median household income is about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marion County number 274 and enroll about 161,456.
Hornet Park Elementary School is the public school closest to South Grove Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. South Grove Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts South Grove Elementary School at 2nd of 5.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
South Grove Elementary School had 666 students in 2020-21 and 586 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
The South Grove Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beech Grove City Schools
- Beech Grove Sr High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- Hornet Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Beech Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMiddle · 389 students
Other schools in Beech Grove
- Beech Grove Sr High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- Hornet Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Beech Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMiddle · 389 students
Other South Grove Elementary schools
One other US public school is named South Grove Elementary. South Grove Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSYOSSET, NY · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Hornet Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 461
- Beech Grove Sr High School0.8 mi · 914
- Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 389
- Jeremiah Gray Elementary School1.2 mi · 591
- Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten1.2 mi · 417
- Beech Grove Middle School1.3 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About South Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Grove Elementary School?
South Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 586 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does South Grove Elementary School serve?
South Grove Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many teachers does South Grove Elementary School have?
South Grove Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at South Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Grove Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees South Grove Elementary School?
South Grove Elementary School is overseen by Beech Grove City Schools in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.