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Best Elementary Schools
in South Bend Community School Corp

This page covers 16 elementary schools in South Bend Community School Corp. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
Warren Elementary School
Grades PK–05208 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.3:1) · above-average investment ($19,452/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
8.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
2
rank
Muessel Elementary School
Grades PK–05241 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($19,452/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
3
rank
Harrison Elementary School
Grades PK–05654 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($19,452/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
4
rank
Coquillard Elementary School
Grades PK–05343 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,452/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
5
rank
Marquette Montessori Academy
Grades PK–06383 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,452/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
6
rank
Marshall Traditional School
Grades PK–05397 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,452/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Swanson Traditional School
Grades PK–05454 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,452/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Kennedy Academy
Grades KG–05520 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,452/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Monroe Elementary School
Grades KG–05418 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,452/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
10
rank
Clay International Academy
Grades PK–08571 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,452/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,452
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
6 more elementary schools in South Bend Community School Corp not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
31
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.