Northwest Elementary Primary School
1109 Dayton St
Decatur IN, 46733, Adams County
Phone: 260-724-3633
Ranking: 
(956 out of 1,449, bottom 34%)*
(956 out of 1,449, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 4
School District: North Adams Community 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: | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 328 | 345 | 350 | 369 | 295 | 323 | 290 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 103 | 31.4% | 104 | 30.1% | 118 | 33.7% | 141 | 38.2% | 39 | 13.2% | 46 | 14.2% | 36 | 12.4% |
| Grade 3: | 112 | 34.1% | 115 | 33.3% | 130 | 37.1% | 109 | 29.5% | 46 | 15.6% | 37 | 11.5% | 56 | 19.3% |
| Grade 4: | 113 | 34.5% | 126 | 36.5% | 102 | 29.1% | 119 | 32.2% | 42 | 14.2% | 52 | 16.1% | 51 | 17.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 48.8% | 163 | 47.2% | 170 | 48.6% | 169 | 45.8% | 136 | 46.1% | 148 | 45.8% | 146 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 168 | 51.2% | 182 | 52.8% | 180 | 51.4% | 200 | 54.2% | 133 | 45.1% | 147 | 45.5% | 123 | 42.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 12.8% | 49 | 14.2% | 49 | 14.0% | 62 | 16.8% | 37 | 12.5% | 36 | 11.1% | 30 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
| White: | 267 | 81.4% | 283 | 82.0% | 283 | 80.9% | 288 | 78.0% | 235 | 79.7% | 258 | 79.9% | 236 | 81.4% |
| 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: | 12 | 3.7% | 9 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 46.0% | 174 | 50.4% | 158 | 45.1% | 187 | 50.7% | 154 | 52.2% | 153 | 47.4% | 109 | 37.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 11.9% | 35 | 10.1% | 40 | 11.4% | 41 | 11.1% | 31 | 10.5% | 38 | 11.8% | 39 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.26 | 18.16 | 15.91 | 16.04 | 13.99 | 16.20 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 64% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 81% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Northwest Elementary Primary 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.