Summary:
The Elwood Community School Corp serves elementary students across two schools: Elwood Elementary School, which caters to Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade, and Elwood Intermediate School, serving 3rd through 6th grade. Both schools are part of a district ranked 306 out of 380 in Indiana, and neither school is a top performer, with both receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Both schools in the Elwood Community School Corp face similar challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for both institutions in the 2023-2024 school year. Academic performance across both schools is consistently below state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, projected ELA proficiency for the 2024-2025 school year is around 17-18%, significantly lower than the state average of 40-41%. Similarly, Math proficiency is projected to be between 21-25%, compared to the state average of 39-51%. Science proficiency for 4th and 6th graders is also low, around 20-22%, while the state average is 42-43%.
There are some differences between the two schools. Elwood Intermediate School has a larger student enrollment of 426 and a higher rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 70.66%. It also has a more favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5, but spends less per student at $10,106. In contrast, Elwood Elementary School has 396 students, a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 56.57%, a higher student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5, and spends more per student at $11,140.
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