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Webster Elementary School

1101 S Michigan St, Plymouth, IN 46563 · (574) 936-2520 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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

Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
149 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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-K4113%
Kindergarten3010%
Grade 14815%
Grade 26421%
Grade 36621%
Grade 46120%

This year's kindergarten class (30) is 51% smaller than its 4th grade class (61).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
19061%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
10434%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
124%
DISTRICT 3% · 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
16955%
Female
14145%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Webster Elementary School→Riverside Intermediate→Lincoln Junior High School→Plymouth High School
Based on grade levels within Plymouth Community School Corp. 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
50.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
65.6%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Webster Elementary School

Webster Elementary School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Webster Elementary School this school31048.1%54.8%
Hailmann Elementary School
LaPorte
31850.3%46.5%
David Turnham Education Center
Dale
29952.2%52.8%
George L Myers Elementary School
Portage
33241.3%37.0%
Judith Morton Johnston Elementary
Highland
38346.2%41.3%
Ethel R Jones Elementary School
Portage
36343.5%40.0%
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 Webster Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Marshall County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.8%#231 of 983#1 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.6%#177 of 986#1 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.8%#226 of 986#2 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
310#810 of 1,079#7 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#445 of 991#5 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.0%#432 of 996#1 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.1%#647 of 1,058#7 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.7%#336 of 597N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
310
-53 (-15%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253102114.8:148% (149)
2023-243022015.1:158% (175)
2022-233382016.9:161% (207)
2020-213632415.1:157% (207)
2017-183471918.3:163% (218)
2015-163781919.9:161% (230)
2010-113341620.9:149% (163)
2000-013631919.1:135% (128)
1990-914561924.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster Elementary School.

About Webster Elementary School

Webster Elementary School sits in Plymouth, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment is 310 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 4. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 29% lower.

A total of 7 schools make up Plymouth Community School Corp, with 3,168 students enrolled.

At Webster Elementary School, White students make up 61% of the student body. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 27 points below the 88% share among Marshall County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 48%.

Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Webster Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Test results at Webster Elementary School are 13.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.8% actual, 41.5% predicted).

Marshall County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,808, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Marshall County has 16 public schools and roughly 7,661 students.

The shortest distance from Webster Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Lincoln Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 6. The nearest schools with test data average 37.7%, lower than Webster Elementary School's 54.8%.

Webster Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment declined 15% from its 2020-21 level of 363.

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Marshall County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Webster Elementary School
District
Plymouth Community School Corp
Address
1101 S Michigan St, Plymouth, IN 46563
Phone
(574) 936-2520
County
Marshall County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
310
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
149 (48%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
180906001502
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Plymouth Community School Corp
Other schools in Plymouth
Other Webster Elementary schools

23 other US public schools in 15 states are named Webster Elementary. Webster Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 24.

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Frequently asked questions

About Webster Elementary School
How large is Webster Elementary School?
Webster Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Webster Elementary School serve?
Webster Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Webster Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Webster Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Webster Elementary School?
At Webster Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Webster Elementary School in?
Webster Elementary School is part of Plymouth Community School Corp.
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