The top reported proficiency rate is 5% in Math. The lowest is 2% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Coquillard Elementary School
Coquillard Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in South Bend, a mid-sized city in St. Joseph County. The school is part of the South Bend Community School Corporation, the district that oversees the city’s public schools. This is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.
The student body is small for an elementary school serving those grades. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The demographic makeup reflects the surrounding neighborhood, with the largest share of students identifying as Black, followed by smaller shares of Hispanic, white, and multiracial students. Information on the number of students with disabilities or those learning English was not available in the data provided, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the supports available for these groups.
On Indiana’s state assessments, Coquillard’s proficiency rates are low across all tested subjects and grades. In math, English language arts, science, and social studies, the share of students scoring at or above the proficient level is thin, well below a tenth of test takers in each area. Participation rates on the tests were reported at full or near full levels, so the results are not affected by missing data. The proficiency index, which averages performance across subjects and grades, places the school in the bottom quartile relative to other schools in St. Joseph County. A parent considering this school should look into what academic interventions and supports are in place, as the current attainment numbers are the area where the school faces the clearest challenge.
Because Coquillard serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. That metric applies to high schools only. The school does not offer high school programs like Advanced Placement, dual credit, or career pathways, as those are not part of an elementary curriculum.
The neighborhood surrounding Coquillard sits on the near north side of South Bend, in a part of the city where the street grid follows the bend of the St. Joseph River. Housing values in the zip code covering this area are below the state median, and the median rent is below the national benchmark, reflecting the broader affordability of South Bend, where median home values and rents are lower than national averages. Commute times in the city are generally short. The area’s economy mixes manufacturing and distribution facilities, the University of Notre Dame directly adjacent to the city, and professional and health care sectors.
The South Bend Community School Corporation recently opened the South Bend Virtual School, a full-time online option for grades 4 through 12, offering a remote learning pathway that may matter to families seeking a different setting. Coquillard itself, however, is a traditional brick-and-mortar elementary school.
For a family weighing this school, the key factors are the low academic proficiency numbers, the high share of students from low-income households, and the small school size. The school has no unusual programmatic offerings and no testing data that show a clear strength. A parent who values a neighborhood school with a small, diverse student body may find Coquillard worth a conversation with the principal to understand how the school is working to raise achievement, but the academic data themselves give little backstop for confidence at this point.
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