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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWESTERN CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180831001424
Triton Central Elementary School
4976 W 600 W, Fairland, IN 46126 · (317) 835-3003 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
232 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 62 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (104).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Northwestern Con School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
65.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Triton Central Elementary School
Triton Central Elementary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Central Elementary School this school | 516 | 45.0% | 54.5% |
| Southern Wells Elementary School Poneto | 496 | 44.6% | 33.0% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School LaGrange | 537 | 43.8% | 41.5% |
| Lawrenceburg Primary School Lawrenceburg | 531 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Brookville Elementary School Brookville | 487 | 44.4% | 42.3% |
| North Decatur Elementary School Greensburg | 496 | 43.1% | 57.1% |
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 Triton Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #237 of 983 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #183 of 986 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #304 of 986 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #340 of 1,079 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #827 of 991 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #845 of 996 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #698 of 1,058 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #252 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
516
-59 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 516 | 29.5 | 17.5:1 | 45% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 26.5 | 19.4:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 36% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 27.3 | 22.2:1 | 41% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | 45% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 22 | 24.8:1 | 37% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 27 | 21.3:1 | 13% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 26 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Triton Central Elementary School.
About Triton Central Elementary School
Triton Central Elementary School is an elementary school in Fairland, Indiana, reachable at (317) 835-3003. The student body numbers 516 students, from pre-K through 4.
Triton Central Elementary School reports to Northwestern Con School Corp, which has 3 schools and 1,414 students.
Federal enrollment data show Triton Central Elementary School is 92% White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Triton Central Elementary School counts 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 45% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 45% average for public schools in Shelby County.
Triton Central Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Triton Central Elementary School is 10.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.5% versus 43.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
In the county around the school, Shelby County, the median household income is $72,190, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in Shelby County, enrolling about 7,418 students in all.
Triton Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Triton Central Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Triton Central Elementary School at 2nd of 6.
The NCES locale for Triton Central Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 575. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.0:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,265
Census ACS
Median income
$72,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,418 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwestern Con School Corp
- Triton Central High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Triton Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
Other schools in Fairland
- Triton Central High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Triton Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Triton Central High School0.1 mi · 472
- Triton Central Middle School0.3 mi · 426
- Acton Elementary School5.9 mi · 275
- Clark Elementary School6.6 mi · 440
- Franklin Central Junior High7.2 mi · 1,797
- New Palestine Elementary School7.3 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Triton Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Triton Central Elementary School?
Triton Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Triton Central Elementary School serve?
Triton Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Triton Central Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Triton Central Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Triton Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Triton Central Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Triton Central Elementary School?
Triton Central Elementary School is overseen by Northwestern Con School Corp in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.