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Rolling Prairie Elementary School

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Rolling Prairie Elementary School ranks 261 st of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Rolling Prairie Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 414 students in the small town of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, part of New Prairie United School Corp, a district that ranks 48th of 374 in Indiana with 4 stars. The school itself ranked 261st of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 74th percentile with 4 stars. It reached the 89th percentile in 2021–22, dipped to 67th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25, then recovered to 74th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26. About 51.21% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, spending was $11,188 per student in 2023–24, and the student–teacher ratio was 17.2. Chronic absenteeism was just 7.0% in 2024–25, below the district's 9.7% and less than half the state's 16.7%.

Math is the school's strongest core subject: all-grade proficiency was 58.72%, above the district's 53.40% and above state grade-level averages, with 4th grade math at 68.57% against a state average of 52.00%. ELA was essentially even with the district at 49.36% versus 49.28%, but 3rd grade ELA was a clear weak spot at 38.67%, below both the district's 46.70% and the state's 40.80%, while 5th grade ELA reached 53.33%. Science lagged the district at 54.29% versus 57.08%, with the gap widest in 4th grade (54.29% versus 63.11%). Social studies was a bright spot: 5th grade scored 52.22%, above the district's 51.09% and the state's 47.20%. Attendance has improved sharply, from 15.2% chronic absenteeism in 2022–23 to 9.2% and then 7.0%.

Compared with nearby schools, Rolling Prairie outperforms most La Porte Community School Corp and Michigan City Area Schools schools, including a wide lead over Springfield Elementary School in every subject and in attendance. It trails its own district's Olive Township Elementary School across all core subjects, and sits behind F Willard Crichfield Elementary — though Crichfield serves far fewer low-income students (22.44% free/reduced lunch). Prairie View Elementary School is the closest match: comparable in ELA, behind in math, but stronger in science.

414

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,247

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.7%

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

605 E Michigan St
Rolling Prairie, IN 46371

(219) 778-2018

District: New Prairie United School Corp

Students who attend Rolling Prairie Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	New Prairie Middle School
High:	New Prairie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Indiana median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

Indiana avg47%

261^st of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the New Prairie United School Corp

48^th of 374New Prairie United School Corp 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	261 of 1015	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	333 of 1005	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	222 of 1011	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	214 of 1016	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	117 of 1020	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	198 of 1016	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	324 of 1031	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	242 of 1027	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.8	199 of 1033	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	228 of 1046	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	149 of 1040	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.8	165 of 1036	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.6	221 of 1035	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	220 of 1015	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	76 of 1025	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	75.8	202 of 1009	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	224 of 1003	77.7%	★★★★☆
2008	57.3	483 of 996	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	460 of 985	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	373 of 961	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.2	531 of 959	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.6	225 of 326	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math59%

Science54%

Social Studies52%+5 vs state

English Language Arts49%

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Terrible. Teachers are awful, and the lunch is raw. I wouldn't recommend this school in my whole entire life Close Quote

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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
Rolling Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	605 E Michigan St	Rolling Prairie	46371	LaPorte County	New Prairie United School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 778-2018	414	24	17.2	51.2%	327 (79.0%)	6 (1.4%)	55 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	72.5	261^st of 1015 public elementary schools	74.3%		65.5	333^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	66.9%	72	38.7	55.7	53.3		49.4	58.7	68.6	51.1		58.7	54.3		54.3	52.2	87.7%		$11,247	$500	$10,747
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-5	6434 E 700 N	Rolling Prairie	46371	LaPorte County	New Prairie United School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 654-7258	294	19	15.1	44.9%	268 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	70.3	285^th of 1015 public elementary schools	71.9%		87.6	113^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.8%	172	41.7	65.0	40.0		49.4	52.1	71.7	40.0		54.8	70.0		70.0	50.0	90.9%		$11,236	$441	$10,795
Olive Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W Ben St	New Carlisle	46552	St. Joseph County	New Prairie United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 654-7531	495	25	19.8	36.8%	445 (89.9%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	86.1	127^th of 1015 public elementary schools	87.5%		88.1	102^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	89.9%	25	56.2	72.4	60.8		62.7	68.5	77.6	68.4		71.3	65.8		65.8	50.6	91.8%		$9,523	$175	$9,347
Hailmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1001 E Ohio St	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 362-2080	318	20	16.3	50.3%	191 (60.1%)	2 (0.6%)	101 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	54.9	459^th of 1015 public elementary schools	54.8%		57.5	432^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	57.0%	27	49.4	29.5			38.8	72.3	51.6			61.2	33.7		33.7		91.8%		$10,880	$912	$9,968
Little Learners Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	402 Harrison St.	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 362-7056	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	516 Weller Ave	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 362-3235	291	16	18.1	48.8%	200 (68.7%)	7 (2.4%)	52 (17.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	46.2	560^th of 1015 public elementary schools	44.8%		46.8	548^th of 1005 public elementary schools	45.5%	12	34.9	37.5			36.5	39.5	46.9			43.9	42.9		42.9		80.4%		$10,811	$875	$9,936
Handley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	408 10th St	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 362-2561	366	24	15.5	52.7%	236 (64.5%)	16 (4.4%)	77 (21.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.3%)	69.5	294^th of 1015 public elementary schools	71.0%		81.2	171^st of 1005 public elementary schools	83.0%	123	44.6	43.1			43.9	61.5	70.8			65.8	48.6		48.6		81%		$10,679	$847	$9,832
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3214 S Sr 104	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 369-9016	246	20	12.3	43.9%	191 (77.6%)	9 (3.7%)	30 (12.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	45.5	566^th of 1015 public elementary schools	44.2%		41.8	600^th of 1005 public elementary schools	40.3%	34	38.9	31.7			35.8	51.9	51.2			51.6	29.3		29.3		82.4%		$13,058	$1,029	$12,030
F Willard Crichfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	336 W Johnson Rd	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 362-2020	459	26	17.6	22.4%	387 (84.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	82	159^th of 1015 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.4	149^th of 1005 public elementary schools	85.2%	10	43.9	59.4			52.3	61.0	77.1			69.7	68.8		68.8		88%		$9,864	$285	$9,579
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3054 W 800 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2117	312	20	15.9	63.8%	185 (59.3%)	68 (21.8%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	27.5	745^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.6%		25	778^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.6%	33	23.5	13.5	25.6	37.0	25.6	41.2	27.0	30.8	30.4	32.1	13.5	32.6	24.1	18.0	88.6%		$13,169	$2,207	$10,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Rolling Prairie Elementary School

Is Rolling Prairie Elementary School a good school?

Rolling Prairie Elementary School ranks 261^st of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rolling Prairie Elementary School?

Students at Rolling Prairie Elementary School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Rolling Prairie Elementary School in?

New Prairie United School Corp

What schools do graduates of Rolling Prairie Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rolling Prairie Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Prairie Middle School
High : New Prairie High School

How many students attend Rolling Prairie Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Rolling Prairie Elementary School.

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