📍 18645 Janet St, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 46637
Darden Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Bend, St. Joseph County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Bend Community School Corp school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Darden Elementary School enrolls 522 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 37% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 203 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 192 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
410 of the school's 522 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 397 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Darden Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-20, state senate district 11, state house district 8.
Darden Elementary School is one of 31 schools in South Bend Community School Corp, based in South Bend, Indiana. The district serves 13,580 students district-wide and employs 1,128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Darden Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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