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Which teacher or staff member at Suncrest Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OF FRANKFORT·NCES 180366000602
Suncrest Elementary School
1608 W Kyger St, Frankfort, IN 46041 · (765) 659-6265 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
17.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
330 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Community Schools of Frankfort. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Suncrest Elementary School
Suncrest Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncrest Elementary School this school | 545 | 60.6% | 28.4% |
| West Noble Elementary School Ligonier | 473 | 62.4% | 30.4% |
| Osolo Elementary School Elkhart | 452 | 57.7% | 20.3% |
| Seymour-Jackson Elementary School Seymour | 609 | 63.9% | 19.1% |
| Waterford Elementary School Goshen | 400 | 61.3% | 44.4% |
| Model Elementary School Goshen | 474 | 65.2% | 36.7% |
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 Suncrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #738 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #722 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #681 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #276 of 1,079 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #785 of 991 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #389 of 996 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #343 of 1,058 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #301 of 597 | N/A |
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
545
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 61% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 99% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 85% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 80% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 87% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 33 | 20.9:1 | 84% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 79% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 46% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Suncrest Elementary School.
About Suncrest Elementary School
Suncrest Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Frankfort, Indiana. The school has 545 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.
Community Schools of Frankfort counts 2,972 students in its 5 schools, and Suncrest Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Suncrest Elementary School is Hispanic: 53%. The remaining shares are 43% White and 3% multiracial. Clinton County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Suncrest Elementary School scores 54%.
Its ratio of 17.0:1 is based on 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. Public schools in Clinton County average 48%.
Suncrest Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Suncrest Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.4%) and its predicted rate (32.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Looking at the county, Clinton County, the median household earns about $65,019 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clinton County has 11 public schools with about 5,960 students, including Suncrest Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Suncrest Elementary School is closest to Green Meadows Intermediate Elem, about 2.1 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Suncrest Elementary School at 7th of 7.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 26 students, from 571 to 545. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.0:1.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,944
Census ACS
Median income
$65,019
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Community Schools of Frankfort
- Frankfort High SchoolHigh · 922 students
- Frankfort Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Blue Ridge Primary Elementary SchElementary · 456 students
- Green Meadows Intermediate ElemElementary · 395 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Frankfort High SchoolHigh · 922 students
- Clinton Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Frankfort Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Clinton Prairie Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 497 students
- Blue Ridge Primary Elementary SchElementary · 456 students
- Green Meadows Intermediate ElemElementary · 395 students
Other Suncrest Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Suncrest Elementary. Suncrest Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Suncrest Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Green Meadows Intermediate Elem2.1 mi · 395
- Blue Ridge Primary Elementary Sch2.2 mi · 456
- Frankfort High School2.5 mi · 922
- Frankfort Middle School2.6 mi · 654
- Clinton Prairie Elementary School4.4 mi · 656
- Clinton Prairie Jr-Sr High School4.4 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Suncrest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Suncrest Elementary School?
Suncrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Suncrest Elementary School serve?
Suncrest Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Suncrest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Suncrest Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Suncrest Elementary School?
At Suncrest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 53% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Suncrest Elementary School public or private?
Suncrest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Community Schools of Frankfort.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.