Mary Raber Elementary School
700 East Jackson St
Columbia City IN, 46725, Whitley County
Phone: 260-244-5857
Ranking: (896 out of 1,449, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 409 | 387 | 380 | 401 | 409 | 399 | 319 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 122 | 29.8% | 92 | 23.8% | 99 | 26.1% | 98 | 24.4% | 95 | 23.2% | 81 | 20.3% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 47 | 11.5% | 61 | 15.8% | 36 | 9.5% | 41 | 10.2% | 51 | 12.5% | 64 | 16.0% | 64 | 20.1% |
Grade 1: | 55 | 13.4% | 38 | 9.8% | 42 | 11.1% | 48 | 12.0% | 54 | 13.2% | 70 | 17.5% | 53 | 16.6% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 11.0% | 43 | 11.1% | 47 | 12.4% | 51 | 12.7% | 63 | 15.4% | 43 | 10.8% | 50 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 11.5% | 47 | 12.1% | 47 | 12.4% | 64 | 16.0% | 45 | 11.0% | 53 | 13.3% | 52 | 16.3% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 11.0% | 47 | 12.1% | 61 | 16.1% | 46 | 11.5% | 54 | 13.2% | 45 | 11.3% | 45 | 14.1% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 11.7% | 59 | 15.2% | 48 | 12.6% | 53 | 13.2% | 47 | 11.5% | 43 | 10.8% | 55 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 212 | 51.8% | 185 | 47.8% | 188 | 49.5% | 191 | 47.6% | 196 | 47.9% | 188 | 47.1% | 152 | 47.6% |
Female: | 197 | 48.2% | 202 | 52.2% | 192 | 50.5% | 210 | 52.4% | 196 | 47.9% | 197 | 49.4% | 155 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 6.4% | 17 | 4.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.8% |
Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 365 | 89.2% | 357 | 92.2% | 358 | 94.2% | 379 | 94.5% | 382 | 93.4% | 380 | 95.2% | 296 | 92.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 31.5% | 113 | 29.2% | 130 | 34.2% | 148 | 36.9% | 114 | 27.9% | 102 | 25.6% | 81 | 25.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.8% | 30 | 7.8% | 38 | 10.0% | 48 | 12.0% | 36 | 8.8% | 35 | 8.8% | 40 | 12.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.45 | 17.59 | 18.54 | 20.13 | 20.77 | 19.40 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 80% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 91.4% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.9% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 79% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 83% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.2% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 84.7% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87.2% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 68% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 72.5% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 80.8% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 80% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 76.9% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 85.2% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.6% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.9% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 86.9% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.9% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 61% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 74.8% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 69.7% | 67% |
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* Mary Raber Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.