Central Elementary School
1888 East Us Hwy 40
Greencastle IN, 46135, Putnam County
Phone: 765-653-6175
Ranking: 
(531 out of 1,449, top 37%)*
(531 out of 1,449, top 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South Putnam Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 366 | 365 | 249 | 250 | 235 | 254 | 267 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 16.9% | 61 | 16.7% | 36 | 14.5% | 40 | 16.0% | 27 | 11.5% | 35 | 13.8% | 28 | 10.5% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 15.6% | 57 | 15.6% | 44 | 17.7% | 27 | 10.8% | 29 | 12.3% | 31 | 12.2% | 36 | 13.5% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 13.9% | 67 | 18.4% | 27 | 10.8% | 31 | 12.4% | 31 | 13.2% | 33 | 13.0% | 38 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 20.8% | 57 | 15.6% | 36 | 14.5% | 31 | 12.4% | 37 | 15.7% | 33 | 13.0% | 36 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 14.5% | 58 | 15.9% | 31 | 12.4% | 42 | 16.8% | 35 | 14.9% | 34 | 13.4% | 39 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 18.3% | 65 | 17.8% | 41 | 16.5% | 38 | 15.2% | 39 | 16.6% | 40 | 15.7% | 42 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 191 | 52.2% | 192 | 52.6% | 135 | 54.2% | 132 | 52.8% | 118 | 50.2% | 130 | 51.2% | 136 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 175 | 47.8% | 173 | 47.4% | 114 | 45.8% | 118 | 47.2% | 102 | 43.4% | 108 | 42.5% | 120 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 350 | 95.6% | 354 | 97.0% | 241 | 96.8% | 242 | 96.8% | 225 | 95.7% | 243 | 95.7% | 257 | 96.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 152 | 41.5% | 137 | 37.5% | 75 | 30.1% | 82 | 32.8% | 76 | 32.3% | 58 | 22.8% | 45 | 16.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 11.7% | 41 | 11.2% | 25 | 10.0% | 26 | 10.4% | 25 | 10.6% | 22 | 8.7% | 23 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.60 | 16.01 | 12.97 | 13.19 | 15.46 | 16.70 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 85.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 69% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 87.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.1% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 83.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.2% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 85% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74.4% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 82.9% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 69.3% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 90.9% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 65.9% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 65.9% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 71.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.3% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.4% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.9% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 58.2% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 67.9% | 64% |
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* Central Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.