Clay International Academy
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–8 · 496 students
Darden Elementary School
18645 Janet St, South Bend, IN 46637
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
375
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
South Bend Community School Corp
St. Joseph County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Darden Elementary School
Darden Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Bend, Indiana, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of South Bend Community School Corp. The school is located in a large suburb in St. Joseph County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 375 students were enrolled, with about 12.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 375 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- South Bend Community School Corp
- County
- St. Joseph County
- NCES school ID
- 181029001651
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.