Mentone Elementary School
301 East Jackson St
Mentone IN, 46539, Kosciusko County
Phone: 574-353-7465
Ranking:
(819 out of 1,449, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Tippecanoe Valley 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: | 29 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 481 | 480 | 527 | 538 | 518 | 521 | 535 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 83 | 17.3% | 85 | 17.7% | 89 | 16.9% | 98 | 18.2% | 86 | 16.6% | 90 | 17.3% | 80 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 17.5% | 78 | 16.3% | 94 | 17.8% | 86 | 16.0% | 84 | 16.2% | 75 | 14.4% | 106 | 19.8% |
Grade 2: | 78 | 16.2% | 85 | 17.7% | 83 | 15.7% | 86 | 16.0% | 80 | 15.4% | 106 | 20.3% | 79 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 78 | 16.2% | 84 | 17.5% | 84 | 15.9% | 82 | 15.2% | 98 | 18.9% | 76 | 14.6% | 92 | 17.2% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 16.4% | 80 | 16.7% | 71 | 13.5% | 107 | 19.9% | 76 | 14.7% | 93 | 17.9% | 79 | 14.8% |
Grade 5: | 79 | 16.4% | 68 | 14.2% | 106 | 20.1% | 79 | 14.7% | 94 | 18.1% | 81 | 15.5% | 99 | 18.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 241 | 50.1% | 246 | 51.3% | 261 | 49.5% | 264 | 49.1% | 240 | 46.3% | 238 | 45.7% | 260 | 48.6% |
Female: | 240 | 49.9% | 234 | 48.8% | 266 | 50.5% | 274 | 50.9% | 240 | 46.3% | 250 | 48.0% | 247 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 6.9% | 37 | 7.7% | 46 | 8.7% | 44 | 8.2% | 37 | 7.1% | 23 | 4.4% | 20 | 3.7% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 412 | 85.7% | 410 | 85.4% | 445 | 84.4% | 455 | 84.6% | 444 | 85.7% | 468 | 89.8% | 486 | 90.8% |
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: | 34 | 7.1% | 28 | 5.8% | 32 | 6.1% | 30 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 257 | 53.4% | 251 | 52.3% | 262 | 49.7% | 250 | 46.5% | 239 | 46.1% | 190 | 36.5% | 185 | 34.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 7.9% | 42 | 8.8% | 59 | 11.2% | 66 | 12.3% | 71 | 13.7% | 66 | 12.7% | 70 | 13.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.59 | 18.46 | 17.28 | 17.97 | 17.84 | 18.60 | 20.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 80.9% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.8% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.3% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 90.6% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 83.1% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 79% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.5% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 68.8% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.5% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.6% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 70.2% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 82.1% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.3% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 62.9% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61.7% | 67% |
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* Mentone Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.