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What advice would you give to incoming students at Triton Elementary School?
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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRITON SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181149001855
Triton Elementary School
200 Triton Dr, Bourbon, IN 46504 · (574) 342-2355 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
263 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Triton Elementary School→Triton Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Triton School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Elementary School
Triton Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Elementary School this school | 517 | 50.9% | 44.5% |
| Centerville-Abington Elem School Centerville | 530 | 50.6% | 45.7% |
| Clinton Central Elementary School Michigantown | 527 | 49.9% | 48.2% |
| North Liberty School North Liberty | 474 | 50.0% | 44.6% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School Mooresville | 543 | 51.9% | 43.1% |
| Southwood Elementary School Wabash | 458 | 49.3% | 51.8% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #420 of 983 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #499 of 986 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #407 of 986 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #338 of 1,079 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #651 of 991 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #834 of 996 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #580 of 1,058 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #229 of 353 | 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
517
+40 (+8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 517 | 32.5 | 15.9:1 | 51% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 53% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 52% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 49% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 47% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 50% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 23% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Triton Elementary School.
About Triton Elementary School
Triton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Bourbon, Indiana, one of the schools in Triton School Corporation. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 517 students enrolled.
Triton School Corporation has 931 students in 2 schools, and Triton Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Triton Elementary School is 91% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. In Marshall County overall, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Triton Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1, with 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is similar, at 15.5:1. The school has 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Marshall County is similar, at 53%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Triton Elementary School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Triton Elementary School is 4.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Marshall County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $71,808, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Marshall County's 16 public schools enroll about 7,661 students and include Triton Elementary School.
Triton Jr-Sr High School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Triton Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Triton Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 477 to 517, an 8% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.7:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,284
Census ACS
Median income
$71,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Triton School Corporation
- Triton Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 414 students
Other Triton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Triton Elementary. Triton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- TRITON ELEMENTARYDODGE CENTER, MN · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Triton Jr-Sr High School0.1 mi · 414
- Argos Community Elementary8.3 mi · 319
- Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School8.3 mi · 320
- Mentone Elementary School9.6 mi · 384
- Bremen Senior High School10.1 mi · 482
- Lincoln Junior High School10.1 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Triton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Triton Elementary School?
Triton Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-06.
Is Triton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Triton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Triton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Triton Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Triton Elementary School?
At Triton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Triton Elementary School?
Triton Elementary School is overseen by Triton School Corporation in Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.