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South Adams Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1012 Starfire Way
Berne, IN 46711
Phone
(260) 589-1101
District
SOUTH ADAMS SCHOOLS
County
ADAMS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
640
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.1% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

South Adams Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
45%
40%
39%
56%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
43%
28%
40%
38%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
40%
35%
40%
51%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 37 5.8%
Kindergarten 110 17.2%
Grade 1 96 15.0%
Grade 2 101 15.8%
Grade 3 98 15.3%
Grade 4 100 15.6%
Grade 5 98 15.3%
Total 640 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.9% 87.1% 68.5%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 13.9%
Hispanic 9.1% 11.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.1% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.1% 41.4% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 37.7% 36.3% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 5.1% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,133 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 107.5 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 11.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 28.9% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.6% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,348 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.3% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.7% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.6% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.2% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.8% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,683 $8,674,534 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $407 $528,286 3.1%
Staff $655 $850,190 5.0%
General Administration $256 $332,288 2.0%
School Administration $603 $782,694 4.6%
Operation $950 $1,233,100 7.3%
Transportation $651 $844,998 5.0%
Other $207 $268,686 1.6%
Total Support $3,729 $4,840,242 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,591 $3,363,118 19.9%
Total Expenditures $13,003 $16,877,894 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%