Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTVIEW SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181311002078
Topeka Elementary School
138 School St., Topeka, IN 46571 · (260) 593-2897 · LaGrange County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
108 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (48).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Westview School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
66.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Topeka Elementary School
Topeka Elementary School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Elementary School this school | 248 | 43.5% | 52.4% |
| Brooklyn STEM Academy Brooklyn | 241 | 46.1% | 49.5% |
| Bloomfield Elementary School Bryant | 279 | 45.2% | 45.5% |
| Van Buren Elementary School Nashville | 210 | 43.3% | 38.0% |
| Crothersville Elementary School Crothersville | 230 | 46.5% | 25.1% |
| York Elementary School Bristol | 260 | 42.3% | 50.7% |
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 Topeka Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaGrange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #265 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #160 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #520 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #925 of 1,079 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #163 of 991 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #977 of 996 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #727 of 1,058 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #184 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
248
-38 (-13%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 44% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 20.5 | 12.8:1 | 47% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 40% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 37% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 22.5 | 13.7:1 | 36% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 45% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 57% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 12% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 20 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Topeka Elementary School.
About Topeka Elementary School
Topeka Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Topeka, Indiana, administered by Westview School Corporation. It educates 248 students in kindergarten through 4. The school's enrollment is 43% smaller than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Westview School Corporation counts 1,931 students in its 5 schools, and Topeka Elementary School is one of them.
About 96% of the student body at Topeka Elementary School is White. Other students are 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 19 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.1:1. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Topeka Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.7% for Topeka Elementary School. The school posts 52.4%, 7.7 points above the prediction.
Within LaGrange County, the median household income is $84,487, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, LaGrange County has 13 public schools and roughly 4,769 students.
The nearest public school is Westview Elementary School, at about 5.4 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Topeka Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Topeka Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 248 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 286 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Topeka Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
LaGrange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,805
Census ACS
Median income
$84,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,769 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westview School Corporation
- Westview Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 654 students
- Shipshewana-Scott Elementary SchElementary · 349 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
Other schools in Topeka
- Westview Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 654 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolMiddle · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Westview Elementary School5.4 mi · 348
- Westview Jr-Sr High School5.5 mi · 654
- West Noble Primary School6.0 mi · 350
- Meadowview Elementary School6.8 mi · 332
- West Noble Elementary School7.7 mi · 473
- West Noble Middle School7.9 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Topeka Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Topeka Elementary School?
Topeka Elementary School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Topeka Elementary School serve?
Topeka Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Topeka Elementary School have?
Topeka Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Topeka Elementary School?
Student demographics at Topeka Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Topeka Elementary School in?
Topeka Elementary School is part of Westview School Corporation.
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