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Weston Elementary School

140 Polk St, Greenfield, IN 46140 · (317) 462-1492 · Hancock County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
  • 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
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
146 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Kindergarten7624%
Grade 17925%
Grade 28727%
Grade 37824%
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
25580%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
217%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
165%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
186%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
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
15950%
Female
16150%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
45.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
56.0%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Weston Elementary School

Weston Elementary School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Weston Elementary School this school32045.6%50.7%
Mount Healthy Elementary School
Columbus
36546.0%27.9%
Needham Elementary School
Franklin
34747.0%40.0%
Howard Elementary School
Kokomo
31746.4%42.3%
William W Borden Elementary School
Borden
33344.1%51.9%
North Side Elementary School
Kendallville
30848.1%41.5%
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 Weston Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Hancock County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.7%#292 of 983#7 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#311 of 986#8 of 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.3%#327 of 986#8 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
320#789 of 1,079#9 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#398 of 991#3 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.4%#587 of 996#5 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
45.6%#683 of 1,058#2 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.3%#591 of 597#6 of 6
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
320
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253202214.5:146% (146)
2023-2431123.113.5:150% (155)
2022-233272413.6:144% (144)
2020-213232314.0:140% (128)
2017-1832121.315.1:140% (128)
2015-163422017.1:134% (115)
2010-113431424.5:132% (110)
2000-015602225.4:113% (75)
1990-914532220.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weston Elementary School.

About Weston Elementary School

This page covers Weston Elementary School, a small elementary school in Greenfield, Indiana. The grade span is kindergarten through 3, and enrollment is 320 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 27% smaller than that.

Greenfield-Central Com Schools runs Weston Elementary School along with 7 other schools, enrolling 4,370 students in total.

A majority of students at Weston Elementary School, 80%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Hancock County, the White share is about 89%. The chance that two students picked at random at Weston Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.

The count of teachers at Weston Elementary School is 22 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. Around 46% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hancock County is 34%.

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

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.3%.

Census Bureau estimates for Hancock County show that median household income is about $93,186, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. Weston Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in Hancock County, which together enroll about 14,779 students.

The shortest distance from Weston Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Greenfield-Central High School. The five-mile area around Weston Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. The school's 50.7% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Weston Elementary School is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 323 in 2020-21 and 320 in 2024-25.

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Hancock County at a glance

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Population
84,037
Census ACS
Median income
$93,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
14,779 students

Quick facts

School name
Weston Elementary School
District
Greenfield-Central Com Schools
Address
140 Polk St, Greenfield, IN 46140
Phone
(317) 462-1492
County
Hancock County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–03
Total enrollment
320
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
146 (46%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
180405000702
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Weston Elementary. Weston Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Weston Elementary School
How many students attend Weston Elementary School?
Weston Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Weston Elementary School serve?
Weston Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Weston Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Weston Elementary School.
How diverse is Weston Elementary School?
Weston Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Weston Elementary School in?
Weston Elementary School is part of Greenfield-Central Com Schools.
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