Elementary · Indiana

Darden Elementary School

Free meals for all

Darden Elementary School, a public elementary school in South Bend, Indiana: grades pre-k–5, 375 students, 12.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of South Bend Community School Corp.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 375
Teachers (FTE): 30.4
Students per teacher: 12.3
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 15.0 · 1,054 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 433 · 1,058 schools compared

Smaller than 58% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: South Bend Community School Corp

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with South Bend Community School Corp.

Location

Address: 18645 Janet St, South Bend, IN 46637
Phone: (574)243-7335
County: St. Joseph County

Quality of life in St. Joseph County Schools in St. Joseph County

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Clay International AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	496	12.7	0.9 mi
Swanson Traditional SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	399	13.9	0.9 mi
Paramount School of Excellence South BendCharterFree meals for all	K–7	476	17.0	2.4 mi
Edison Middle SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	551	10.3	2.9 mi
Marquette Montessori AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	431	15.6	3.1 mi
Madison S.T.E.A.M. AcademyFree meals for all	K–5	431	11.5	3.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

NCES 181029001651