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Warren Central Elementary School

1224 S SR 263, West Lebanon, IN 47991 · (765) 893-4525 · Warren County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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

Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
185 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K51%
Kindergarten4612%
Grade 14111%
Grade 26417%
Grade 35013%
Grade 46417%
Grade 54713%
Grade 65916%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).

Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
36296%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
18649%
Female
19051%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Warren Central Elementary School→Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within MSD Warren County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
37.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.7%
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 40 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Warren Central Elementary School

Warren Central Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Warren Central Elementary School this school37649.2%39.8%
Shakamak Elementary School
Jasonville
38449.0%30.5%
Vienna-Finley Elementary School
Scottsburg
39150.9%41.9%
Rio Grande Elementary School
Terre Haute
40849.5%46.7%
Tri Elementary School
Straughn
35849.7%30.8%
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School
Terre Haute
33649.7%30.9%
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 Warren Central Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.8%#517 of 983
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#602 of 986
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#521 of 986
Enrollment
ranked largest first
376#668 of 1,079
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.0:1#493 of 991
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
7.2%#982 of 996
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.2%#619 of 1,058
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.9%#304 of 353
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 2024-25
Enrollment
376
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253762515.0:149% (185)
2023-243812118.1:151% (193)
2022-2337120.318.3:151% (191)
2020-213691919.4:148% (178)
2017-1836918.120.3:152% (193)
2015-163131817.4:144% (139)
2010-113111817.3:145% (139)
2000-013212016.1:127% (87)
1990-913332314.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warren Central Elementary School.

About Warren Central Elementary School

Warren Central Elementary School is an elementary school in West Lebanon, Indiana, reachable at (765) 893-4525. Its enrollment is 376 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.

MSD Warren County includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,332 students.

By race and ethnicity, Warren Central Elementary School is 96% White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. In Warren County overall, the White share is about 95%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.

A staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.0:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. That is in line with the 49% average for public schools in Warren County.

Warren Central Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Indiana public elementary schools.

A school with Warren Central Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 40.7%. Warren Central Elementary School scores 39.8%, within a point of that line.

The school is in Warren County, where the median household earns about $82,425 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Warren Central Elementary School shares Warren County with 3 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Warren Central Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 369 to 376. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.4 to 15.0 over 4 years.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Warren Central Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Warren County at a glance

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Population
8,464
Census ACS
Median income
$82,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,332 students

Quick facts

School name
Warren Central Elementary School
District
MSD Warren County
Address
1224 S SR 263, West Lebanon, IN 47991
Phone
(765) 893-4525
County
Warren County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
376
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
185 (49%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180608001074
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in MSD Warren County
Other schools in West Lebanon
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Frequently asked questions

About Warren Central Elementary School
How large is Warren Central Elementary School?
Warren Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Warren Central Elementary School serve?
Warren Central Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Warren Central Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Warren Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Warren Central Elementary School?
Warren Central Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Warren Central Elementary School?
Warren Central Elementary School is overseen by MSD Warren County in Warren County.
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