South Side Elementary School

South Side Elementary School is a cozy elementary-level community in Kendallville, Indiana, one of the schools within East Noble School Corporation. The school instructs 300 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Within East Noble School Corporation, which oversees 7 schools and 3,345 students, South Side Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, South Side Elementary School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting South Side Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Side Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Noble County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,723, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Noble County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,651 students), South Side Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: East Noble High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Side Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.2%.

South Side Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Side Elementary School has fell 28%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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