Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181143001845
Tri-County Intermediate School
200 W North, Wolcott, IN 47995 · (219) 279-2138 · White County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- C-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
13.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
107 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 71 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 22% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Tri-County Intermediate School→Tri-County Jr/Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tri-County School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
46.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Tri-County Intermediate School
Tri-County Intermediate School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Intermediate School this school | 258 | 41.5% | 40.1% |
| Holland Elementary School Holland | 244 | 41.8% | 56.9% |
| York Elementary School Bristol | 260 | 42.3% | 50.7% |
| Indian Trail Elementary School LaPorte | 246 | 43.9% | 37.9% |
| Northview Elementary School Valparaiso | 276 | 42.0% | 72.2% |
| Middlebury Elementary School Middlebury | 211 | 41.2% | 83.0% |
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 Tri-County Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In White County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #503 of 983 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #486 of 986 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #583 of 986 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #909 of 1,079 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #297 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #693 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #769 of 1,058 | #5 of 6 |
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
258
+44 (+21%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 258 | 18.5 | 13.9:1 | 41% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 17.3 | 14.1:1 | 41% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 16.3 | 13.9:1 | 41% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | 45% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 12 | 16.4:1 | 44% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 45% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 44% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 12 | 12.9:1 | 20% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 213 | 13 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-County Intermediate School.
About Tri-County Intermediate School
Tri-County Intermediate School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Wolcott, Indiana. Classes run from 3 through 6, and the school has 258 students. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
Besides Tri-County Intermediate School, Tri-County School Corporation runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 791 students.
Tri-County Intermediate School enrolls a student body that is 85% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in White County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. Tri-County Intermediate School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 41% in 2024-25. Among public schools in White County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Tri-County Intermediate School is C+. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tri-County Intermediate School is 6.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.1% actual, 46.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
County data help place the school in context: in White County, median household income is about $67,303, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of White County number 12 and enroll about 4,271.
The nearest public school is Tri-County Jr/Sr High School, at about 2.8 miles. Tri-County Intermediate School has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Tri-County Intermediate School comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Tri-County Intermediate School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 21%, from 214 to 258. By 2024-25, the school had 13.9 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
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White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,717
Census ACS
Median income
$67,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-County School Corporation
- Tri-County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Tri-County Primary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-County Jr/Sr High School2.8 mi · 341
- Tri-County Primary School5.4 mi · 192
- North White Elementary School11.4 mi · 435
- North White Middle School11.4 mi · 197
- North White High School11.5 mi · 272
- Frontier Jr-Sr High School11.6 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-County Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tri-County Intermediate School?
Tri-County Intermediate School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Tri-County Intermediate School serve?
Tri-County Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Tri-County Intermediate School have?
Tri-County Intermediate School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tri-County Intermediate School?
At Tri-County Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Tri-County Intermediate School public or private?
Tri-County Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tri-County School Corporation.
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