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West Crawford Elementary School

5600 W Patoka School Rd, Eckerty, IN 47116 · (812) 338-2916 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • C+Test 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

Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
117 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Kindergarten2615%
Grade 13018%
Grade 23219%
Grade 32816%
Grade 42314%
Grade 53118%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).

Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
16295%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
64%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
7645%
Female
9455%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
West Crawford Elementary School→Crawford County Middle School→Crawford County High School
Based on grade levels within Crawford County Community Sch 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
31.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.1%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 West Crawford Elementary School

West Crawford Elementary School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
West Crawford Elementary School this school17068.8%36.1%
Martha J Ridpath Elementary School
Greencastle
16070.6%N/A
Patricksburg Elementary School
Patricksburg
14768.0%31.6%
Wood Memorial Intermediate School
Mackey
15067.3%37.4%
Carlisle Elementary School
Carlisle
18867.6%37.6%
Northeast East Elementary School
Hymera
16764.7%49.0%
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 West Crawford Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.1%#606 of 983
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.1%#511 of 986
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.7%#649 of 986
Enrollment
ranked largest first
170#1,018 of 1,079
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.8%#177 of 1,058
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.9%#35 of 597
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
170
-20 (-11%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251709.318.2:169% (117)
2023-2417513.313.1:158% (101)
2022-2318412.314.9:170% (129)
2020-211901117.3:172% (137)
2017-182611418.6:173% (191)
2015-16162723.1:171% (115)
2010-111551015.5:174% (115)
2000-012031315.6:138% (78)
1990-91163820.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Crawford Elementary School.

About West Crawford Elementary School

West Crawford Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Eckerty, Indiana. It reports enrollment of 170 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 61% below the average for elementary schools in Indiana.

Crawford County Community Sch Corp (6 schools, 1,235 students) runs West Crawford Elementary School.

White students are 95% of those enrolled at West Crawford Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. That is in line with Crawford County, where about 96% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.

The school has 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. The school reported 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

West Crawford Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Indiana public elementary schools.

West Crawford Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.1% is 9.3 points above the 26.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Crawford County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $49,640 a year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Crawford County number 6, with about 1,235 students.

About 10.1 miles separate West Crawford Elementary School from the closest public school, Pine Ridge Elementary School. Nearby schools average 54.5% on proficiency, and West Crawford Elementary School is below that at 36.1%.

Federal data place West Crawford Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment fell 11% over 4 years, reaching 170 in 2024-25.

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Crawford County at a glance

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Population
10,499
Census ACS
Median income
$49,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,235 students

Quick facts

School name
West Crawford Elementary School
District
Crawford County Community Sch Corp
Address
5600 W Patoka School Rd, Eckerty, IN 47116
Phone
(812) 338-2916
County
Crawford County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
170
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
117 (69%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
180244000284
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Crawford County Community Sch Corp
Other West Crawford Elementary schools

One other US public school is named West Crawford Elementary. West Crawford Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About West Crawford Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at West Crawford Elementary School?
West Crawford Elementary School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does West Crawford Elementary School serve?
West Crawford Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Crawford Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Crawford Elementary School is approximately 18.2:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Crawford Elementary School?
At West Crawford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees West Crawford Elementary School?
West Crawford Elementary School is overseen by Crawford County Community Sch Corp in Crawford County.
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