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York Elementary School

13549 SR 120, Bristol, IN 46507 · (574) 825-5312 · Elkhart County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
  • BBeats 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
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
110 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Kindergarten6224%
Grade 15923%
Grade 27127%
Grade 36826%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
22787%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
156%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
13753%
Female
12347%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
York Elementary School→Heritage Intermediate School→Northridge Middle School→Northridge High School
Based on grade levels within Middlebury Community Schools. 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
39.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.8%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
45.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 York Elementary School

York Elementary School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
York Elementary School this school26042.3%50.7%
Holland Elementary School
Holland
24441.8%56.9%
Andrews Elementary School
Andrews
29041.4%47.9%
Tri-County Intermediate School
Wolcott
25841.5%40.1%
Waldron Elementary School
Waldron
29843.0%47.0%
Riverdale Elementary School
Saint Joe
30041.7%51.0%
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 York Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Elkhart County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.7%#291 of 983#10 of 36
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.8%#224 of 986#9 of 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#472 of 986#17 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
260#904 of 1,079#36 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#145 of 991#4 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.3%#722 of 996#36 of 37
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
42.3%#747 of 1,058#30 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.7%#359 of 597#19 of 28
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
260
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526020.312.8:142% (110)
2023-2427320.813.1:137% (102)
2022-2328621.813.1:138% (110)
2020-212702013.5:138% (102)
2017-1828820.214.3:144% (127)
2015-162851915.0:148% (138)
2010-112821518.8:148% (135)
2000-012691715.8:119% (51)
1990-913131718.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York Elementary School.

About York Elementary School

York Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bristol, Indiana. There are 260 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 3. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 40% below that mark.

Middlebury Community Schools enrolls 4,028 students in 7 schools, including York Elementary School.

By race and ethnicity, York Elementary School is 87% White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points above the 74% share among Elkhart County residents. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at York Elementary School are from different groups.

For every teacher at York Elementary School, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 42%. Across public schools in Elkhart County, the average is 51%.

On the allk12 Grade, York Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Indiana public elementary schools.

In Indiana, York Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.7% actual against a predicted 45.6%.

American Community Survey estimates for Elkhart County show that median household income comes to about $68,561, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Elkhart County has 60 public schools with about 33,574 students, including York Elementary School.

Heritage Intermediate School is the nearest public school to York Elementary School, about 3.7 miles away. Within five miles of York Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, York Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.

York Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 270 to 260, a 4% decline.

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Elkhart County at a glance

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Population
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students

Quick facts

School name
York Elementary School
District
Middlebury Community Schools
Address
13549 SR 120, Bristol, IN 46507
Phone
(574) 825-5312
County
Elkhart County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–03
Total enrollment
260
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
110 (42%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
180660001166
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Middlebury Community Schools
Other schools in Bristol
Other York Elementary schools

6 other US public schools in 7 states are named York Elementary. York Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About York Elementary School
How large is York Elementary School?
York Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does York Elementary School serve?
York Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many teachers does York Elementary School have?
York Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at York Elementary School?
Student demographics at York Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees York Elementary School?
York Elementary School is overseen by Middlebury Community Schools in Elkhart County.
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