Tipton Elementary School

Tipton Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in Tipton, Indiana, operated by Tipton Community School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 621 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Tipton Elementary School sits 42% above that benchmark.

Tipton Community School Corp comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,366 students; Tipton Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Tipton Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder comes out to 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tipton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Tipton County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,156, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tipton County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,152 students), of which Tipton Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tipton Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tipton Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.7%.

Tipton Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Tipton Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 621). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Tipton Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.