Syracuse Elementary School

Syracuse Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Syracuse, Indiana, part of Wawasee Community School Corp. The school works with 502 students in grades K through 5.

Wawasee Community School Corp runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,638 students. Syracuse Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Syracuse Elementary School shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic. Compared to Kosciusko County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Syracuse Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Syracuse Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.

Across the wider county, Kosciusko County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,317, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kosciusko County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,029 students), Syracuse Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wawasee High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Syracuse Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 545 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.