Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY EASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 180321000419
Waldron Elementary School
306 S East St, Waldron, IN 46182 · (765) 525-6505 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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
17.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
128 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
13%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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
51.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Waldron Elementary School
Waldron Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron Elementary School this school | 298 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| Riverdale Elementary School Saint Joe | 300 | 41.7% | 51.0% |
| Andrews Elementary School Andrews | 290 | 41.4% | 47.9% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Rolling Prairie | 294 | 44.9% | 62.0% |
| South Whitley Elementary School South Whitley | 300 | 45.0% | 43.8% |
| Central Elementary School Greencastle | 335 | 43.3% | 39.3% |
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 Waldron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #361 of 983 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #387 of 986 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #360 of 986 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #840 of 1,079 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #784 of 991 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #879 of 996 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #740 of 1,058 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #149 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
298
+28 (+10%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 298 | 17.5 | 17.0:1 | 43% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 17.3 | 18.1:1 | 49% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 17.5 | 16.5:1 | 50% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 46% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 13 | 20.5:1 | 54% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 9 | 33.6:1 | 42% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 36% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 15% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waldron Elementary School.
About Waldron Elementary School
Waldron Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Waldron, Indiana. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 298 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students.
Besides Waldron Elementary School, Shelby Eastern Schools runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,292 students.
The large majority of students at Waldron Elementary School, 93%, are White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 91% White share among all Shelby County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Waldron Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The school has about 17.0 students per teacher and 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 43%. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in Shelby County.
The allk12 Grade for Waldron Elementary School is B. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Waldron Elementary School scores 47.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.1%.
Within Shelby County, median household income is about $72,190, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Shelby County number 18 and enroll about 7,418.
Of nearby public schools, Waldron Jr-Sr High School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Waldron Elementary School is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
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, Waldron Elementary School went from 270 students to 298. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.2:1 to 17.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Shelby Eastern Schools
- Morristown Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Morristown Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 333 students
- Waldron Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 323 students
Other Waldron Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Waldron Elementary. Waldron Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- WALDRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWALDRON, AR · 648 students
Nearby schools
- Waldron Jr-Sr High School0.1 mi · 323
- William F Loper Elementary School7.0 mi · 619
- Golden Bear Preschool7.1 mi · 295
- Especially Kidz Health & Rehab Cnt7.7 mi · 51
- Shelbyville Sr High School7.8 mi · 1,068
- Coulston Elementary School7.8 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Waldron Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Waldron Elementary School?
Waldron Elementary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Waldron Elementary School serve?
Waldron Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waldron Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waldron Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waldron Elementary School?
At Waldron Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Waldron Elementary School public or private?
Waldron Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelby Eastern Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.