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South Adams Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1012 Starfire Way, Berne, Adams County, 46711

660
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

South Adams Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berne, Adams County. The school has 660 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Adams Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
South Adams Schools

Enrollment & staffing

South Adams Elementary School enrolls 660 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
325 (49%)
Female students
335 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
47.8
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White55885%
Hispanic or Latino7011%
Two or more races172.6%
Asian81.2%
Black or African American3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

338 of the school's 660 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 307 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

South Adams 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-30, state senate district 19, state house district 79.

School district: South Adams Schools

South Adams Elementary School is one of 3 schools in South Adams Schools, based in Berne, Indiana. The district serves 1,312 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 660 students, South Adams Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 437 students per school.

1,312
District students
3
Schools
97
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

34%
Reading proficient
53%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Distant

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