Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BORDEN-HENRYVILLE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180021201539
William W Borden Elementary School
303 West St, Borden, IN 47106 · (812) 967-2548 · Clark County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
147 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.6%
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 61 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 William W Borden Elementary School
William W Borden Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William W Borden Elementary School this school | 333 | 44.1% | 51.9% |
| Eastbrook South Elementary Upland | 336 | 43.8% | 43.1% |
| South Central Elementary Elizabeth | 344 | 44.8% | 45.5% |
| Central Elementary School Greencastle | 335 | 43.3% | 39.3% |
| South Whitley Elementary School South Whitley | 300 | 45.0% | 43.8% |
| Howard Elementary School Kokomo | 317 | 46.4% | 42.3% |
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 William W Borden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #269 of 983 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #236 of 986 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #219 of 986 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #759 of 1,079 | #13 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #235 of 991 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #741 of 996 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #715 of 1,058 | #11 of 15 |
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
333
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 333 | 24.5 | 13.6:1 | 44% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 44% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 40% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 35% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William W Borden Elementary School.
About William W Borden Elementary School
William W Borden Elementary School is an elementary school located in Borden, Indiana, in Clark County. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 333 students. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 24% lower.
William W Borden Elementary School reports to Borden-Henryville School Corporation, which has 4 schools and 1,733 students.
The student body at William W Borden Elementary School is 89% White. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
William W Borden Elementary School employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades William W Borden Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For William W Borden Elementary School, the prediction is 44.3% and the result is 51.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Clark County show that the median household income is $74,214, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 33 public schools in Clark County, enrolling about 23,765 students in all.
The school nearest to William W Borden Elementary School is William W Borden High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. On state test proficiency, William W Borden Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
William W Borden Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when William W Borden Elementary School had 306 students, to 2024-25, when it had 333.
The William W Borden Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Borden-Henryville School Corporation
- Henryville Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Henryville Jr & Sr High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- William W Borden High SchoolHigh · 302 students
Nearby schools
- William W Borden High School0.1 mi · 302
- East Washington Elementary School4.2 mi · 506
- East Washington Middle School4.2 mi · 418
- Eastern High School4.3 mi · 392
- Greenville Elementary School6.9 mi · 474
- Floyd Central High School9.5 mi · 1,785
Frequently asked questions
About William W Borden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William W Borden Elementary School?
William W Borden Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does William W Borden Elementary School serve?
William W Borden Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William W Borden Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William W Borden Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at William W Borden Elementary School?
Student demographics at William W Borden Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is William W Borden Elementary School in?
William W Borden Elementary School is part of Borden-Henryville School Corporation.
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