Elementary Schools in South Bend Community School Corp

Summary:

The South Bend Community School Corp district in Indiana encompasses 16 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The schools in this district demonstrate a wide range of academic performance, with several standout high-achieving institutions as well as others struggling to meet state averages.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Kennedy Academy, Swanson Traditional School, and Marshall Traditional School. These schools consistently rank in the top tiers of Indiana's elementary schools, with exceptional test scores that far exceed the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 44.76% of students at Kennedy Academy were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 22.21% for the district as a whole.

In contrast, the district faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 17.8% across all schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, there are significant socioeconomic disparities, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 50% at Swanson Traditional to over 95% at Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy. These factors likely contribute to the stark performance gaps observed between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the district.

District Detail

215 Dr Martin Luther King Jr B
South Bend, IN 46601

(574) 393-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
310^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,569

Primary Schools: 18
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 2

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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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th 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
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	56660 Oak Rd	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3700	374	29	12.7	70.3%	57 (15.2%)	157 (42.0%)	137 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	5.6	984^th of 1005 public elementary schools	2.1%		4.5	1005^th of 1011 public elementary schools	0.6%	21	3.9	9.4	8.7				7.6	13.7	14.1	13.0				13.6	6.3		6.3	4.4	$16,159	$3,309	$12,850
Coquillard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 N Sheridan St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-2000	305	32	9.6	63.6%	28 (9.2%)	196 (64.3%)	48 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	2.2	1005^th of 1005 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.4	1006^th of 1011 public elementary schools	0.5%	1	1.5	3.7					2.5	2.9	7.4					4.9	1.9		1.9		$18,476	$3,728	$14,748
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3302 Western Ave	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3000	555	42	13.1	73.3%	33 (5.9%)	164 (29.5%)	327 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	9.3	927^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.8%		7	971^st of 1011 public elementary schools	4.0%	44	24.4	9.6	10.0				14.3	31.7	7.6	6.7				14.8	7.6		7.6	8.0	$15,866	$3,325	$12,541
Clay International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	52900 Lily Rd	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4300	496	39	12.7	63.1%	154 (31.0%)	158 (31.9%)	90 (18.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (17.1%)	14	874^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.0%		18.3	832^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	17.7%	42	11.9	25.6	19.2	20.6	21.3	28.6	21.8	7.0	28.2	7.7	13.4	13.2	7.9	12.2	21.1	23.8	22.8	9.8	$14,814	$2,779	$12,034
Darden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18645 Janet St	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 243-7335	375	30	12.3	53.3%	142 (37.9%)	119 (31.7%)	43 (11.5%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.2%)	14.3	867^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.2	899^th of 1011 public elementary schools	11.1%	32	24.1	22.2	18.2				21.7	22.2	20.0	13.6				18.9	24.4		24.4	6.8	$16,620	$3,741	$12,880
Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	K-5	832 N Lafayette Blvd	South Bend	46601	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3200	431	38	11.4	80.3%	48 (11.1%)	197 (45.7%)	135 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.4%)	12.9	886^th of 1005 public elementary schools	11.8%		7	970^th of 1011 public elementary schools	4.1%	84	25.4	16.4	21.5				21.3	23.9	16.7	8.9				16.0	18.0		18.0	10.1	$15,040	$3,815	$11,226
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 Donmoyer Ave	South Bend	46614	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-2500	519	35	14.9	67.8%	111 (21.4%)	223 (43.0%)	106 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (14.8%)	5.8	981^st of 1005 public elementary schools	2.4%		6.9	974^th of 1011 public elementary schools	3.7%	7	6.3	2.3	14.9				7.4	8.8	7.9	12.2				9.5	10.2		10.2	11.0	$15,613	$3,794	$11,819
Dickinson Academy	Public	K-8	4404 Elwood	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3900	309	36	8.6	75.4%	19 (6.1%)	179 (57.9%)	77 (24.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)								(n/a)			8.6	6.7	10.9	12.0	10.1			5.2	8.9	3.0	5.4	5.1		4.4	4.4	1.8	$13,981	$2,783	$11,199
Kennedy Academy	Public	K-5	609 N Olive St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3100	443	30	15.0	49.9%	157 (35.4%)	132 (29.8%)	103 (23.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.4%)	65.7	331^st of 1005 public elementary schools	67.1%		67.6	320^th of 1011 public elementary schools	68.3%	11	37.8	50.0	44.7				44.8	51.4	61.2	42.1				52.4	63.3		63.3	31.6	$13,458	$2,722	$10,736
Nuner Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2716 Pleasant St	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-2600	489	35	13.9	62.6%	137 (28.0%)	196 (40.1%)	68 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (17.2%)	11	908^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.7%		9.3	939^th of 1011 public elementary schools	7.1%	31	12.8	15.4	20.3				16.1	11.4	13.9	10.8				11.9	20.0		20.0	19.2	$16,341	$4,266	$12,075
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 E Calvert St	South Bend	46613	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-2300	383	31	12.5	71.8%	73 (19.1%)	161 (42.0%)	88 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.4%)	12.1	893^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	11.1%		7.4	963^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	4.7%	70	14.3	23.2	17.8				18.3	19.4	23.2	13.3				19.0	21.4		21.4	4.4	$16,604	$3,545	$13,059
Marquette Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1818 Bergan St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	Yes	No	Yes	(574) 393-2400	431	28	15.6	50.1%	168 (39.0%)	143 (33.2%)	47 (10.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.2%)	32	709^th of 1005 public elementary schools	29.5%		21.8	791^st of 1011 public elementary schools	21.8%	82	30.8	35.9	35.3	33.3	25.9		32.5	30.8	20.5	17.7	25.0	15.4		22.2	23.1	45.8	31.8	29.4	$15,572	$3,767	$11,806
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	228 N Greenlawn Ave	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3300	315	16	20.1	1.9%	92 (29.2%)	104 (33.0%)	72 (22.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.0%)								(n/a)																			$14,476	$3,329	$11,147
Muessel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Blaine St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3400	295	25	11.5	68.8%	43 (14.6%)	181 (61.4%)	34 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)	3.7	999^th of 1005 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.1	1007^th of 1011 public elementary schools	0.4%	8	9.3	6.3	8.6				8.0	5.7	4.2	0.0				3.7	6.3		6.3	2.9	$17,264	$5,814	$11,450
Swanson Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-5	17677 Parker Dr	South Bend	46635	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-2700	399	29	13.9	33.6%	246 (61.7%)	54 (13.5%)	38 (9.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.0%)	87.5	116^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.5%		87.2	104^th of 1011 public elementary schools	89.7%	12	57.5	59.7	56.6				57.9	74.0	73.7	67.9				72.1	52.6		52.6	61.5	$14,467	$3,364	$11,103
Edison Middle School	Public	K-8	2701 Eisenhower Dr	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4400	551	53	10.3	67.0%	72 (13.1%)	136 (24.7%)	285 (51.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.7%)								(n/a)	7.3	17.0	7.6	13.3	16.5	11.8	12.7	25.5	13.7	7.6	4.0	12.4	0.0	10.0	23.5	13.3	17.5	11.3	$18,228	$3,307	$14,921
Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55400 Quince Rd	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-2800	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$23,593	$3,407	$20,186
Marshall Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	1433 Byron Drive	South Bend	46614	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-2100	400	34	11.9	46.8%	161 (40.3%)	90 (22.5%)	80 (20.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (15.8%)	37.7	642^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	36.1%		33.6	687^th of 1011 public elementary schools	32.0%	45	36.7	38.3	39.3	26.3			35.8	33.3	38.3	23.2	18.4			28.9	43.5	18.4	32.1	35.1	$15,119	$2,875	$12,243

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Success Academy Primary School	2.15 mi	1	335^th
Excel Center - South Bend	2.34 mi	1	371^st
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend	3.94 mi	1	307^th
The Portage School of Leaders	4.03 mi	1
Career Academy Middle School	4.04 mi	1	309^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.