Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209001895
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School
1111 Wheeler Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47802 · (812) 462-4304 · Vigo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
295 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
22.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School this school | 354 | 83.3% | 26.3% |
| Sugar Grove Elementary School Terre Haute | 360 | 82.8% | 33.7% |
| Allen Elementary School Marion | 380 | 82.4% | 18.3% |
| Ouabache Elementary School Terre Haute | 366 | 80.3% | 22.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Huntington | 350 | 81.7% | 31.4% |
| Farrington Grove Elementary School Terre Haute | 380 | 89.7% | 13.7% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vigo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #769 of 983 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #714 of 986 | #11 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #803 of 986 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #715 of 1,079 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #198 of 991 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #364 of 996 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #30 of 1,058 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #243 of 353 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
+34 (+11%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 26.6 | 13.3:1 | 83% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 24.7 | 15.5:1 | 87% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 23.4 | 14.9:1 | 87% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 81% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 79% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | 85% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 73% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 52% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School.
About Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School is a small elementary school in Terre Haute, Indiana. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 354 students.
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School sits within Vigo County School Corp, which has 26 schools and 13,277 students.
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School's enrollment is 64% White. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 10% Black. By comparison, Vigo County residents are about 85% White. By the diversity index, Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School comes in at 55%.
A ratio of 13.3:1 comes from the school's 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Vigo County, the average is 62%.
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School, the prediction is 16.6% and the result is 26.3%.
In the county around the school, Vigo County, median household income is about $52,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School is among the 28 public schools in Vigo County.
The closest other public school is Sarah Scott Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.3% against a local average of 23.7%.
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School went from 320 students to 354. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vigo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,109
Census ACS
Median income
$52,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
13,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vigo County School Corp
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Other schools in Terre Haute
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Sarah Scott Middle School0.6 mi · 371
- Booker T Washington Alt Sch0.7 mi · 62
- Vigo Virtual School Academy0.7 mi · 206
- Terre Haute South Vigo High School0.8 mi · 1,544
- Farrington Grove Elementary School0.9 mi · 380
- Sugar Grove Elementary School1.5 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Blanche E Fuqua Elementary SchoolHow large is Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School?
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
Is Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School.
How diverse is Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School?
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School in?
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School is part of Vigo County School Corp.
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