Tarkington Traditional Center Primary School
3414 Hepler Rd
South Bend IN, 46635, St Joseph County
Phone: 574-243-7210
Ranking: 
(363 out of 1,449, top 25%)*
(363 out of 1,449, top 25%)*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: | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 324 | 315 | 301 | 314 | 328 | 316 | 338 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 21.0% | 66 | 21.0% | 58 | 19.3% | 56 | 17.8% | 66 | 20.1% | 60 | 19.0% | 61 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 19.1% | 65 | 20.6% | 65 | 21.6% | 65 | 20.7% | 63 | 19.2% | 64 | 20.3% | 69 | 20.4% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 22.8% | 60 | 19.0% | 60 | 19.9% | 68 | 21.7% | 67 | 20.4% | 60 | 19.0% | 68 | 20.1% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 19.4% | 58 | 18.4% | 66 | 21.9% | 64 | 20.4% | 64 | 19.5% | 67 | 21.2% | 70 | 20.7% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 17.6% | 66 | 21.0% | 52 | 17.3% | 61 | 19.4% | 68 | 20.7% | 65 | 20.6% | 70 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 159 | 49.1% | 150 | 47.6% | 145 | 48.2% | 163 | 51.9% | 145 | 44.2% | 143 | 45.3% | 164 | 48.5% |
| Female: | 165 | 50.9% | 165 | 52.4% | 156 | 51.8% | 151 | 48.1% | 120 | 36.6% | 119 | 37.7% | 124 | 36.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 14 | 4.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.5% | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 11 | 3.3% |
| Black: | 54 | 16.7% | 57 | 18.1% | 51 | 16.9% | 56 | 17.8% | 58 | 17.7% | 62 | 19.6% | 79 | 23.4% |
| White: | 212 | 65.4% | 210 | 66.7% | 194 | 64.5% | 196 | 62.4% | 201 | 61.3% | 199 | 63.0% | 197 | 58.3% |
| 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: | 32 | 9.9% | 31 | 9.8% | 39 | 13.0% | 41 | 13.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 34.3% | 109 | 34.6% | 113 | 37.5% | 98 | 31.2% | 108 | 32.9% | 97 | 30.7% | 109 | 32.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 9.0% | 35 | 11.1% | 30 | 10.0% | 27 | 8.6% | 33 | 10.1% | 47 | 14.9% | 43 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.06 | 16.58 | 15.84 | 17.13 | 15.72 | 13.70 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 63% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 64% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 59% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 68.8% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 71.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 58% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 59% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 56% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 56% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 63% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 67.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 68.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 55% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 60% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 65% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 58% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 64% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 70.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 64% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 61% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 49% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 69.2% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 68.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 58% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 57.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 60.7% | 78% |
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* Tarkington Traditional Center Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.