📍 251 S Center St, Wheatfield, Jasper County, 46392
Wheatfield Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wheatfield, Jasper County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kankakee Valley School Corp school district. It serves grades K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheatfield Elementary School enrolls 364 students across grades K–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 325 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 364 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wheatfield Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-40, state senate district 5, state house district 16.
Wheatfield Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Kankakee Valley School Corp, based in Wheatfield, Indiana. The district serves 3,093 students district-wide and employs 208 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Wheatfield Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 619 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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