Little Turtle Elementary School
1710 South State Rd 9
Columbia City IN, 46725, Whitley County
Phone: 260-244-3343
Ranking: (625 out of 1,449, top 43%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Whitley County Consolidated 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: | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 524 | 513 | 510 | 474 | 502 | 485 | 477 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 82 | 15.6% | 95 | 18.5% | 84 | 16.5% | 82 | 17.3% | 91 | 18.1% | 84 | 17.3% | 75 | 15.7% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 17.6% | 84 | 16.4% | 82 | 16.1% | 90 | 19.0% | 93 | 18.5% | 73 | 15.1% | 86 | 18.0% |
Grade 2: | 92 | 17.6% | 85 | 16.6% | 95 | 18.6% | 86 | 18.1% | 63 | 12.5% | 84 | 17.3% | 79 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 15.5% | 86 | 16.8% | 86 | 16.9% | 64 | 13.5% | 86 | 17.1% | 74 | 15.3% | 87 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 88 | 16.8% | 84 | 16.4% | 75 | 14.7% | 82 | 17.3% | 80 | 15.9% | 92 | 19.0% | 82 | 17.2% |
Grade 5: | 89 | 17.0% | 79 | 15.4% | 88 | 17.3% | 70 | 14.8% | 89 | 17.7% | 78 | 16.1% | 68 | 14.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 309 | 59.0% | 294 | 57.3% | 290 | 56.9% | 261 | 55.1% | 248 | 49.4% | 241 | 49.7% | 223 | 46.8% |
Female: | 215 | 41.0% | 219 | 42.7% | 220 | 43.1% | 213 | 44.9% | 226 | 45.0% | 216 | 44.5% | 231 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% |
Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 478 | 91.2% | 473 | 92.2% | 456 | 89.4% | 436 | 92.0% | 468 | 93.2% | 453 | 93.4% | 449 | 94.1% |
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: | 15 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.5% | 20 | 3.9% | 13 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 30.7% | 159 | 31.0% | 142 | 27.8% | 135 | 28.5% | 127 | 25.3% | 88 | 18.1% | 104 | 21.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 7.1% | 42 | 8.2% | 56 | 11.0% | 36 | 7.6% | 45 | 9.0% | 53 | 10.9% | 37 | 7.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.90 | 15.55 | 17.29 | 16.44 | 17.62 | 16.80 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 91.4% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.9% | 85% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.2% | 79% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.7% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87.2% | 82% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.5% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.8% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76.9% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 85.2% | 78% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 79.6% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.9% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 86.9% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 79.9% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 74.8% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 69.7% | 67% |
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* Little Turtle 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.