Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Griffith, Indiana
Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School in Griffith, Indiana enrolled 477 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
464 students in 2022-23, 452 students in 2023-24, 477 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 39.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 464 | 35.0 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 37.0 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 477 | 39.0 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 455 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School enrolled 455 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 455 of the 455 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent17.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
35.2% of students were Hispanic, 35.0% White, 23.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic35.2%
- White35.0%
- Black23.3%
- Two or more races5.7%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Griffith
2 public elementary schools in Griffith report 2024-25 enrollment; Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | 477 | 12.2 | 47.0% |
| Beiriger Elementary School | 426 | 12.0 | 48.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School
- Beiriger Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 426 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Southridge Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 439 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School with Beiriger Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Griffith Public Schools spends per student$14,132 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,132
- The largest public schools in IndianaElsie Wadsworth Elementary School is the number 419 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#419 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School
How many students attend Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School?
477 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 464 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Griffith, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School a Title I school?
Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School in?
Griffith Public Schools, NCES district ID 1804170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180417000719 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.