Muessel Primary Center Primary School
1021 Blaine St
South Bend IN, 46628, St Joseph County
Phone: 574-283-7800
Ranking: 
(1,433 out of 1,449, bottom 1%)*
(1,433 out of 1,449, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 19 | 20 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 358 | 371 | 399 | 435 | 448 | 474 | 522 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 24.9% | 89 | 24.0% | 80 | 20.1% | 81 | 18.6% | 93 | 20.8% | 112 | 23.6% | 117 | 22.4% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 19.8% | 77 | 20.8% | 76 | 19.0% | 84 | 19.3% | 91 | 20.3% | 93 | 19.6% | 127 | 24.3% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 19.8% | 56 | 15.1% | 72 | 18.0% | 94 | 21.6% | 97 | 21.7% | 105 | 22.2% | 102 | 19.5% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 15.9% | 77 | 20.8% | 86 | 21.6% | 92 | 21.1% | 84 | 18.8% | 86 | 18.1% | 87 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 19.6% | 72 | 19.4% | 85 | 21.3% | 84 | 19.3% | 83 | 18.5% | 78 | 16.5% | 89 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 178 | 49.7% | 185 | 49.9% | 203 | 50.9% | 230 | 52.9% | 232 | 51.8% | 239 | 50.4% | 270 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 180 | 50.3% | 186 | 50.1% | 196 | 49.1% | 205 | 47.1% | 185 | 41.3% | 198 | 41.8% | 215 | 41.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 82 | 22.9% | 101 | 27.2% | 83 | 20.8% | 112 | 25.7% | 97 | 21.7% | 95 | 20.0% | 120 | 23.0% |
| Black: | 170 | 47.5% | 176 | 47.4% | 208 | 52.1% | 222 | 51.0% | 262 | 58.5% | 271 | 57.2% | 283 | 54.2% |
| White: | 79 | 22.1% | 65 | 17.5% | 64 | 16.0% | 67 | 15.4% | 64 | 14.3% | 79 | 16.7% | 83 | 15.9% |
| 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: | 23 | 6.4% | 26 | 7.0% | 42 | 10.5% | 32 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 309 | 86.3% | 341 | 91.9% | 337 | 84.5% | 362 | 83.2% | 391 | 87.3% | 394 | 83.1% | 425 | 81.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.1% | 28 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.35 | 19.03 | 14.00 | 12.55 | 13.18 | 14.50 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 52% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 62% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 63% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 59% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 68.8% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 71.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 52% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 56% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 63% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 67.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 68.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 55% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 60% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 70.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 64% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 61% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 62% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 69.2% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 68.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 58% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 57.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 60.7% | 78% |
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* Muessel Primary Center Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.