For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 633 students in Elwood Community School Corp School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle Schools in Elwood Community School Corp School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
4 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
1,455 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
116 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Elwood Community School Corp School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#313 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
34%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.55
# American Indian Students
3 Students
487 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
7,060 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
140 Students
38,734 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
14%
# Black Students
8 Students
41,316 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
1,250 Students
183,320 Students
% White Students
86%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
393 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
15,440 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
101
895
# Students in K Grade:
96
4,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
95
4,494
# Students in 2nd Grade:
104
4,603
# Students in 3rd Grade:
105
4,543
# Students in 4th Grade:
113
4,581
# Students in 5th Grade:
90
9,646
# Students in 6th Grade:
118
45,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
95
76,601
# Students in 8th Grade:
128
78,092
# Students in 9th Grade:
103
12,669
# Students in 10th Grade:
119
13,766
# Students in 11th Grade:
93
13,563
# Students in 12th Grade:
95
13,042
# Ungraded Students:
-
241
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,107 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,214. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,392 is less than the state median of $12,844. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,107
$13,214
Spending / Student
$11,392
$12,844
Best Elwood Community School Corp School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elwood Jr-sr High School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1137 N 19th St
Elwood, IN 46036
(765) 552-9854
Elwood, IN 46036
(765) 552-9854
Grades: 7-12
| 633 students
Rank: n/an/a
John H Hinds Career Center
Vocational School
1105 N 19th St
Elwood, IN 46036
(765) 552-9881
Elwood, IN 46036
(765) 552-9881
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
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