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New Paris Elementary School

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New Paris Elementary School ranks 199 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

199^th

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of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

New Paris Elementary School is a K–6 public school serving 488 students in the small northern Indiana community of New Paris, part of Fairfield Community Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranks 199th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools — the 80th percentile, with 4 stars — and it has generally stayed between the 69th and 86th percentiles over the past decade, earning 4 stars in every listed year except 2022–2023, when it earned 3 stars. That consistency matters: this is not a one-year jump.

Math is the school's signature strength. All-grade math proficiency is 70.28%, the highest among nearby schools and well above the district's 57.21%; 3rd grade (78.38%), 4th grade (80%), and 5th grade (72.46%) all sit far above state averages. Reading is also strong in grades 3–5, each above the state average. The clearest weak spot is 6th grade, where ELA (38.24%) and science (32.35%) fall below both district and state and drag down the all-grade ELA result. Science overall (44.37%) is mixed: 4th grade is strong at 55.41%, while 6th grade lags. Compared with neighbors, New Paris is near the top — ahead of Syracuse Elementary School, Milford Elementary School, and the schools in Goshen Community Schools in reading and math, though slightly behind district peer Benton Elementary School overall, while Millersburg Elementary School trails well behind.

Chronic absenteeism is an outstanding 6.8%, versus 9.5% for the district and 16.7% statewide — essentially the lowest among nearby schools. Notably, the school achieves this with relatively modest resources: $10,234 per student and 17.8 students per teacher, meaning lower spending and larger classes than most surrounding schools. Overall, New Paris is a consistently high-performing, high-engagement school whose main areas to watch are 6th grade and science.

488

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,308

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

18665 Cr 46
New Paris, IN 46553

(574) 831-2196

District: Fairfield Community Schools

Students who attend New Paris Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Fairfield Junior-Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 69th percentile in 2023 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Indiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2026) from a 69th-percentile low (2023)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg51%

Indiana avg47%

199^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

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2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Fairfield Community Schools

78^th of 374Fairfield 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	199 of 1015	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	287 of 1005	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	244 of 1011	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	310 of 1016	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	204 of 1020	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	222 of 1016	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	238 of 1031	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	299 of 1027	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	240 of 1033	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	146 of 1046	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.2	68 of 1040	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	67.8	347 of 1036	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	332 of 1035	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	395 of 1015	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.9	313 of 1025	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.1	566 of 1009	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.4	420 of 1003	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	488 of 996	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	394 of 985	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.7	308 of 961	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.2	574 of 959	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.9	129 of 326	60.4%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math70%

Social Studies59%+12 vs state

English Language Arts53%

Science44%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Paris Elementary School	Public	K-6	18665 Cr 46	New Paris	46553	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 831-2196	488	27	17.8	25.6%	421 (86.3%)	6 (1.2%)	41 (8.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	78.8	199^th of 1015 public elementary schools	80.4%		70	287^th of 1005 public elementary schools	71.4%	88	58.1	53.3	60.9	38.2	52.8	78.4	80.0	72.5	48.5	70.3	55.4	32.4	44.4	59.4	100%		$10,308	$779	$9,530
Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-4	65560 Sr 15	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-6811	400	31	12.8	61.3%	162 (40.5%)	5 (1.3%)	220 (55.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	39.1	626^th of 1015 public elementary schools	38.3%		53.9	468^th of 1005 public elementary schools	53.4%	158	38.8	35.8			37.5	45.9	40.3			43.4	25.4		25.4				$14,327	$1,961	$12,366
Benton Elementary School	Public	K-6	68350 Cr 31	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 831-2192	481	25	19.1	20.6%	413 (85.9%)	8 (1.7%)	45 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	81.7	162^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	84.0%		81	173^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	82.8%	11	50.8	54.3	53.5	55.3	53.5	76.1	67.1	66.2	60.5	67.3	47.1	51.3	49.3	60.6	97.6%		$10,087	$338	$9,749
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1730 Regent St	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 534-4710	415	34	12.1	72.0%	161 (38.8%)	5 (1.2%)	218 (52.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	37.7	640^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.9%		45.8	563^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	44.0%	77	38.9	24.7			31.7	54.2	42.5			48.3	24.7		24.7		85.7%		$15,077	$1,830	$13,248
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-4	1202 S 7th St	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7765	334	23	14.4	66.8%	145 (43.4%)	13 (3.9%)	154 (46.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	45	571^st of 1015 public elementary schools	43.7%		32.4	704^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.0%	133	35.6	38.0			36.9	40.7	52.1			46.9	35.2		35.2		100%		$14,395	$2,025	$12,369
West Goshen Elementary School	Public	K-4	215 Dewey Ave	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7855	387	24	16.3	63.0%	105 (27.1%)	9 (2.3%)	239 (61.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	36.3	665^th of 1015 public elementary schools	34.5%		39.3	631^st of 1005 public elementary schools	37.2%	34	33.8	32.1			33.1	49.3	44.6			47.2	16.1		16.1		100%		$12,948	$1,968	$10,980
Model Elementary School	Public	K-4	412 S Greene Rd	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7677	474	32	14.7	65.2%	166 (35.0%)	24 (5.1%)	255 (53.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	36.7	658^th of 1015 public elementary schools	35.2%		38.6	635^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.8%	23	24.0	33.7			28.7	37.5	55.1			46.0	31.5		31.5				$13,039	$1,991	$11,048
Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	K-4	428 N 5th St	Goshen	46528	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 534-2691	342	25	13.5	80.1%	111 (32.5%)	4 (1.2%)	212 (62.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	54.7	462^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	54.5%		52.9	475^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.7%	13	28.8	44.8			37.9	48.5	52.9			51.0	47.1		47.1		100%		$13,727	$2,217	$11,511
Millersburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	203 E Main St	Millersburg	46543	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 642-3074	296	20	15.0	22.0%	276 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	54.9	458^th of 1015 public elementary schools	54.9%		67.4	313^th of 1005 public elementary schools	68.9%	145	37.5	44.4	41.9	22.2	35.8	60.0	48.2	58.1	38.9	51.5	48.2	19.4	31.8	61.3	73.1%		$12,738	$519	$12,219
Syracuse Elementary School	Public	K-5	12799 N Kern Road	Syracuse	46567	Kosciusko County	Wawasee Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 457-4484	502	29	17.0	44.4%	429 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	50.3	522^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	48.6%		58.7	422^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	58.0%	100	46.8	33.3	36.6		38.8	52.0	48.6	35.5		44.6	34.7		34.7	49.5	86.5%		$12,155	$918	$11,237

Frequently Asked Questions about New Paris Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of New Paris Elementary School?

Students at New Paris Elementary School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Is New Paris Elementary School a good school?

New Paris Elementary School ranks 199^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of New Paris Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Paris Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Fairfield Junior-Senior High School

What district is New Paris Elementary School in?

Fairfield Community Schools

How many students attend New Paris Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended New Paris Elementary School.

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