Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE VALLEY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180528000935
Wheatfield Elementary School
251 S Center St, Wheatfield, IN 46392 · (219) 956-3221 · Jasper County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
169 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 33% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wheatfield Elementary School→Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch→Kankakee Valley Middle School→Kankakee Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Kankakee Valley School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
58.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Wheatfield Elementary School
Wheatfield Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatfield Elementary School this school | 324 | 52.2% | 49.5% |
| West Central Elementary School Francesville | 335 | 52.5% | 29.8% |
| Pierceton Elementary School Pierceton | 298 | 54.0% | 29.6% |
| New Washington Elementary School New Washington | 296 | 51.0% | 38.5% |
| Blue River Valley Elementary Sch New Castle | 331 | 54.4% | 43.0% |
| Van Rensselaer Elementary School Rensselaer | 329 | 49.2% | 50.2% |
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 Wheatfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #309 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #268 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #445 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #781 of 1,079 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #223 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #728 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #550 of 1,058 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #500 of 597 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
324
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 52% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 53% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 26.5 | 13.7:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 51% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 44% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 34% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 28% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatfield Elementary School.
About Wheatfield Elementary School
Wheatfield Elementary School sits in Wheatfield, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's 324 students are in kindergarten through 3. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
Kankakee Valley School Corp has 3,093 students in 5 schools, and Wheatfield Elementary School is one of those schools.
Wheatfield Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic. The White share in Jasper County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. The chance that two students picked at random at Wheatfield Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
The school employs the equivalent of 24 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.5:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Wheatfield Elementary School is A-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Wheatfield Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 38.6%. Wheatfield Elementary School scores 49.5%, 10.9 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Jasper County, median household income is about $77,314, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Wheatfield Elementary School is among the 10 public schools in Jasper County.
Kankakee Valley High School is located about 3.5 miles from Wheatfield Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 49.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
Wheatfield Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The number of students declined from 354 to 324 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,234
Census ACS
Median income
$77,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kankakee Valley School Corp
- Kankakee Valley High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Kankakee Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- DeMotte Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate SchElementary · 469 students
Other schools in Wheatfield
- Kankakee Valley High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Kankakee Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate SchElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Kankakee Valley High School3.5 mi · 976
- Kankakee Valley Middle School4.8 mi · 728
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch5.0 mi · 469
- DeMotte Elementary School7.7 mi · 596
- Kouts Middle/High School8.7 mi · 381
- Kouts Elementary School8.7 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wheatfield Elementary School?
Wheatfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Wheatfield Elementary School serve?
Wheatfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Wheatfield Elementary School have?
Wheatfield Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Wheatfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wheatfield Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wheatfield Elementary School?
Wheatfield Elementary School is overseen by Kankakee Valley School Corp in Jasper County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.