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Darden Primary Center Primary School
18645 Janet St
South Bend IN, 46637, St Joseph County
Phone: 574-243-7335
Ranking: 
(1,150 out of 1,449, bottom 21%)*
(1,150 out of 1,449, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: South Bend Community School Corporation
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: | 34 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 591 | 573 | 598 | 583 | 632 | 663 | 689 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 5.6% | NA | NA | 49 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 52 | 8.2% | 65 | 9.8% | 78 | 11.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 119 | 20.1% | 123 | 21.5% | 117 | 19.6% | 113 | 19.4% | 121 | 19.1% | 101 | 15.2% | 91 | 13.2% |
| Grade 1: | 119 | 20.1% | 121 | 21.1% | 106 | 17.7% | 123 | 21.1% | 112 | 17.7% | 104 | 15.7% | 136 | 19.7% |
| Grade 2: | 115 | 19.5% | 105 | 18.3% | 119 | 19.9% | 121 | 20.8% | 107 | 16.9% | 121 | 18.3% | 122 | 17.7% |
| Grade 3: | 102 | 17.3% | 121 | 21.1% | 107 | 17.9% | 109 | 18.7% | 120 | 19.0% | 122 | 18.4% | 142 | 20.6% |
| Grade 4: | 103 | 17.4% | 103 | 18.0% | 100 | 16.7% | 117 | 20.1% | 120 | 19.0% | 150 | 22.6% | 120 | 17.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 328 | 55.5% | 292 | 51.0% | 310 | 51.8% | 308 | 52.8% | 310 | 49.1% | 328 | 49.5% | 354 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 263 | 44.5% | 281 | 49.0% | 288 | 48.2% | 275 | 47.2% | 255 | 40.3% | 271 | 40.9% | 278 | 40.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 18 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.3% | 23 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 6.9% | 42 | 7.3% | 44 | 7.4% | 48 | 8.2% | 40 | 6.3% | 47 | 7.1% | 38 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 137 | 23.2% | 126 | 22.0% | 131 | 21.9% | 121 | 20.8% | 131 | 20.7% | 135 | 20.4% | 126 | 18.3% |
| White: | 337 | 57.0% | 336 | 58.6% | 349 | 58.4% | 344 | 59.0% | 378 | 59.8% | 396 | 59.7% | 442 | 64.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 61 | 10.3% | 58 | 10.1% | 63 | 10.5% | 55 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 362 | 61.3% | 357 | 62.3% | 324 | 54.2% | 310 | 53.2% | 315 | 49.8% | 279 | 42.1% | 262 | 38.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 10.5% | 53 | 9.2% | 65 | 10.9% | 66 | 11.3% | 64 | 10.1% | 76 | 11.5% | 85 | 12.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.64 | 19.10 | 15.33 | 14.80 | 15.91 | 16.00 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 62% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 68.8% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 58% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 67.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 68.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 55% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 70.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 64% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.2% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 68.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 58% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 57.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 60.7% | 78% |
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* Darden Primary Center Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.