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Coquillard Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
1015th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 0% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Coquillard Elementary School is a PK–4 school serving 305 students at 1245 N Sheridan St. in South Bend, Indiana, part of South Bend Community School Corp. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1015th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools — last in the state, at the 0th percentile — with 0 stars, and it has been at or near the bottom for a decade.

Test results are stark. In 2025–2026, 1.65% of students across all grades were proficient in English/language arts, 4.8% in math, and 0% in science; 4th grade ELA and 4th grade science were both 0%. For comparison, district proficiency was 19.98% in ELA, 18.46% in math, and 20.98% in science. Nearby Muessel Elementary School posts similarly low scores, while Kennedy Academy, 1.08 miles away in the same district, ranks 286th of 1015 with 4 stars and 52.63% ELA proficiency.

Money and class size don't appear to be the missing pieces: Coquillard spends $18,476 per student, the most among nearby schools, and has the smallest classes (9.6 student-teacher ratio). Chronic absenteeism was 46.2%, above the district's 40.3% and the state's 16.7%, though it has improved from 64.4% in 2021–2022 while test scores stayed flat or declined. About 63.61% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch — a lower share than higher-scoring nearby schools like Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy (80.28%) and Success Academy Primary School (75.57%), which achieves more with $10,736 per student and a 17.9 ratio. Coquillard faces real challenges, but its results stand out even among high-need schools, pointing to a need for school-level changes in early literacy, science, and attendance.

305
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,476
Per pupil spending ?
63.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1245 N Sheridan St
       South Bend, IN  46628

(574) 393-2000

District: South Bend Community School Corp


Students who attend Coquillard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Dickinson Academy
    LaSalle Academy
High:    Clay High School
    Rise Up Academy at Eggleston
Racial breakdown:

African American:
64.3%
Hispanic:
15.7%
Two or more races:
10.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 17% Indiana)
!Near the bottom of South Bend Community School Corp's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school3%
District avg19%
1,015th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 15Elementary Schools in the South Bend Community School Corp
320th of 374South Bend Community 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
20262.11015 of 10150.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.21005 of 10050.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.41006 of 10110.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.3993 of 10162.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.71017 of 10200.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.41006 of 10161.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.21009 of 10312.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.61025 of 10270.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.41022 of 10331.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.21021 of 10462.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.91012 of 10402.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20145.4995 of 10364.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20137.8992 of 10354.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201222.4870 of 101514.3%★☆☆☆☆
201111.8950 of 10257.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.1986 of 10092.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.81003 of 10030.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.4983 of 9961.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200714.5897 of 9858.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20066.5927 of 9613.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.1941 of 9591.9%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math5%
English Language Arts2%
Science0%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Coquillard Elementary School

Students at Coquillard Elementary School are 64% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% White.

Students who attend Coquillard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dickinson Academy
Middle : LaSalle Academy
High : Clay High School
High : Rise Up Academy at Eggleston

Coquillard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Indiana elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Coquillard Elementary School.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


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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