Wakarusa Elementary School
400 North Washington St
Wakarusa IN, 46573, Elkhart County
Phone: 574-862-2000
Ranking: (371 out of 1,449, top 26%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wa-Nee Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 555 | 562 | 554 | 564 | 568 | 558 | 584 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 96 | 17.3% | 100 | 17.8% | 93 | 16.8% | 89 | 15.8% | 97 | 17.1% | 85 | 15.2% | 94 | 16.1% |
Grade 1: | 100 | 18.0% | 97 | 17.3% | 92 | 16.6% | 100 | 17.7% | 83 | 14.6% | 92 | 16.5% | 93 | 15.9% |
Grade 2: | 92 | 16.6% | 94 | 16.7% | 97 | 17.5% | 87 | 15.4% | 96 | 16.9% | 93 | 16.7% | 96 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 95 | 17.1% | 97 | 17.3% | 80 | 14.4% | 93 | 16.5% | 95 | 16.7% | 99 | 17.7% | 104 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 16.4% | 78 | 13.9% | 96 | 17.3% | 94 | 16.7% | 101 | 17.8% | 98 | 17.6% | 94 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 14.6% | 96 | 17.1% | 96 | 17.3% | 101 | 17.9% | 96 | 16.9% | 91 | 16.3% | 103 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 282 | 50.8% | 284 | 50.5% | 281 | 50.7% | 286 | 50.7% | 278 | 48.9% | 286 | 51.3% | 297 | 50.9% |
Female: | 273 | 49.2% | 278 | 49.5% | 273 | 49.3% | 278 | 49.3% | 256 | 45.1% | 244 | 43.7% | 261 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 46 | 8.3% | 44 | 7.8% | 42 | 7.6% | 38 | 6.7% | 35 | 6.2% | 42 | 7.5% | 37 | 6.3% |
Black: | 17 | 3.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.5% |
White: | 460 | 82.9% | 481 | 85.6% | 472 | 85.2% | 486 | 86.2% | 486 | 85.6% | 477 | 85.5% | 502 | 86.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 5.6% | 27 | 4.8% | 23 | 4.2% | 21 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 109 | 19.6% | 146 | 26.0% | 142 | 25.6% | 157 | 27.8% | 161 | 28.3% | 116 | 20.8% | 96 | 16.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 10.1% | 55 | 9.8% | 53 | 9.6% | 43 | 7.6% | 51 | 9.0% | 62 | 11.1% | 62 | 10.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.47 | 19.72 | 21.73 | 20.95 | 21.18 | 21.50 | 19.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.5% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.5% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.5% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 83% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.9% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 85.3% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82.9% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 90.3% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82.1% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 85.3% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 63% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80.5% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 87.9% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95.4% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.3% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.7% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 77.4% | 67% |
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* Wakarusa Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.