Waterford Elementary School

Waterford Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Goshen, Indiana, part of Goshen Community Schools. The school instructs 400 students in grades K through 4.

Goshen Community Schools comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,242 students; Waterford Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Waterford Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder reads as 41% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, Waterford Elementary School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Elkhart County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Waterford Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Elkhart County put median household income runs about $68,561, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Elkhart County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students), Waterford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Prairie View Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Waterford Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Waterford Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 400). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 36% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.