Best Public Schools in Mentone, IN

Summary:

The city of Mentone, Indiana is home to a single public elementary school, Mentone Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp district, which is ranked 168 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mentone Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong performer compared to the district and state averages in several key areas. The school outperforms the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp and Indiana state averages in the percentage of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts, ILEARN/Math, and ILEARN/Science for the 2024-2025 school year. For example, in 3rd grade ILEARN/ELA, Mentone Elementary School had 54.55% proficiency compared to 41.67% for the district and 40.3% for the state. In 3rd grade ILEARN/Math, the school had 67.27% proficiency compared to 61.67% for the district and 51.5% for the state.

Additionally, Mentone Elementary School had a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is lower than the state average. The school had a per-student spending of $10,939 in the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.9. Despite serving a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 57.66% in the 2023-2024 school year, Mentone Elementary School is still able to achieve strong academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mentone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Jackson St	Mentone	46539	Kosciusko County	Tippecanoe Valley School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 598-2590	384	29	13.2	59.4%	323 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	60.6	394^th of 1005 public elementary schools	60.8%		58	437^th of 1011 public elementary schools	56.8%	43	54.6	41.4	38.5	44.2	67.3	50.0	43.1	52.6	47.8	47.8	27.7	$10,939	$1,177	$9,762

Cities Near Mentone

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Akron	4.01 mi	3	253^rd
Claypool	8.94 mi	1	322^nd
Warsaw	9.64 mi	8	130^th
Bourbon	9.73 mi	2	128^th
Rochester	11.91 mi	6	214^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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