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Concord East Side Elementary School

Public Grades K-4
519th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 49% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Concord East Side Elementary School is a K–4 school in Elkhart, Indiana, part of Concord Community Schools, serving 545 students — the largest enrollment among the nearby comparison schools.

Attendance is East Side's standout strength. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.9% in 2024–2025 is the lowest of any nearby school and roughly half both the district rate (18.6%) and the state rate (16.7%); it has fallen from 16.2% in 2021–2022. Achievement is also above the district average in all three tested subjects on ILEARN 2025–2026: ELA 42.11%, Math 46.93%, and Science 37.82%, compared with district averages of 39.88%, 41.48%, and 31.41%. Among 11 nearby schools, East Side ranks 2nd in ELA, 4th in Math, and 3rd in Science. It clearly outperforms its same-district peers Concord West Side Elementary School and Concord South Side Elementary School in every subject, but trails Concord Ox Bow Elementary School, which posts higher scores in all three.

East Side spends the least per student of any nearby school ($10,137) yet outperforms several schools that spend far more — for example, Mary Beck Elementary School spends $15,262 per student with 4.29% ELA proficiency. Its student–teacher ratio of 17.0 is higher than most nearby schools. Grade-level results split sharply: 4th grade is above state in ELA (47.06%) and Math (53.78%), while 3rd grade is below state in both (36.7% ELA, 39.45% Math), and 4th-grade science (37.82%) also trails the state. Most notably, scores dipped in 2025–2026 — from 69th percentile with 3 stars to 49th percentile with 2 stars — a trend worth watching.

545
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,489
Per pupil spending ?
53.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96%
Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)
 57156 Cr 13 S
       Elkhart, IN  46516

(574) 875-8517

District: Concord Community Schools


Students who attend Concord East Side Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Concord Intermediate School
    Concord Junior High School
High:    Concord Community High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
45.7%
Hispanic:
43.1%
African American:
6.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg39%
519th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 49%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Concord Community Schools
207th of 374Concord Community Schools among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202650.5519 of 101548.9%★★☆☆☆
202568.2308 of 100569.4%★★★☆☆
202462.3388 of 101161.6%★★★☆☆
202350.4538 of 101647.0%★★☆☆☆
202257.3457 of 102055.2%★★★☆☆
202150.1552 of 101645.7%★★☆☆☆
201958.7444 of 103156.9%★★★☆☆
201861.0446 of 102756.6%★★★☆☆
201774.7238 of 103377.0%★★★★☆
201658.2496 of 104652.6%★★★☆☆
201552.4552 of 104046.9%★★☆☆☆
201459.3481 of 103653.6%★★★☆☆
201365.2389 of 103562.4%★★★☆☆
201254.9539 of 101546.9%★★☆☆☆
201145.8684 of 102533.3%★★☆☆☆
201052.2580 of 100942.5%★★☆☆☆
200952.6568 of 100343.4%★★☆☆☆
200830.4795 of 99620.2%★☆☆☆☆
200735.4737 of 98525.2%★☆☆☆☆
200637.1691 of 96128.1%★☆☆☆☆
200549.0563 of 95941.3%★★☆☆☆
200449.6197 of 32639.6%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math47%
English Language Arts42%
Science38%

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Students who attend Concord East Side Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Concord Intermediate School
Middle : Concord Junior High School
High : Concord Community High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Concord East Side Elementary School.

Students at Concord East Side Elementary School are 46% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Concord East Side Elementary School ranks 519th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataOct 28, 2026
2025–26 attendance dataOct 28, 2026
2024–25 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026
2023–24 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026


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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