Center Grove Elementary School

As an expansive elementary campus in Greenwood, Indiana, Center Grove Elementary School hosts 691 students from grades K through 5, run under Center Grove Community School Corp. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Center Grove Elementary School sits 58% bigger than that benchmark.

Center Grove Community School Corp runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 9,736 students. Center Grove Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Center Grove Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Johnson County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Center Grove Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.3%; this one delivers 62.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household income runs about $90,454, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Johnson County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,824 students), Center Grove Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Center Grove Middle School Central, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Center Grove Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Center Grove Elementary School's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 814 (now 691). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 87% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.