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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD MOUNT VERNON·NCES 180729001223

Farmersville Elementary School

4065 Hwy 69 S, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 · (812) 838-6593 · Posey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
77 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K259%
Kindergarten3914%
Grade 14316%
Grade 24215%
Grade 33914%
Grade 44516%
Grade 54316%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).

Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
26395%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
14251%
Female
13449%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Farmersville Elementary School→Mount Vernon Jr High School→Mount Vernon High School
Based on grade levels within MSD Mount Vernon. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
58.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
66.4%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Farmersville Elementary School

Farmersville Elementary School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Farmersville Elementary School this school27627.9%64.7%
Ferdinand Elementary School
Ferdinand
27229.0%65.6%
Marrs Elementary School
Mount Vernon
29730.6%68.3%
Meadowview Elementary School
Shipshewana
33228.0%74.4%
Northeast Dubois Intermediate School
Dubois
24030.8%51.9%
Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch
Shipshewana
34926.9%60.5%
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 Farmersville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.7%#110 of 983
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.4%#164 of 986
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.8%#131 of 986
Enrollment
ranked largest first
276#876 of 1,079
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#103 of 991
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.1%#959 of 996
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.9%#936 of 1,058
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.1%#324 of 353
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 2024-25
Enrollment
276
+27 (+11%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2527622.512.3:128% (77)
2023-243112214.1:136% (111)
2022-2329520.514.4:134% (99)
2020-212492012.4:130% (75)
2017-1827317.615.5:132% (88)
2015-162631715.5:127% (71)
2010-112131415.2:121% (44)
2000-013061817.0:112% (38)
1990-913321818.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmersville Elementary School.

About Farmersville Elementary School

Farmersville Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 276 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 37% below that mark.

A total of 5 schools make up MSD Mount Vernon, with 1,999 students enrolled.

White students are 95% of those enrolled at Farmersville Elementary School. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial. That is in line with Posey County, where about 94% of residents are White. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Farmersville Elementary School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmersville Elementary School is 12.3:1, based on 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Farmersville Elementary School counts 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the allk12 Grade, Farmersville Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Indiana public elementary schools.

Farmersville Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.7% is 8.9 points above the 55.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In the wider Posey County area, the median household earns about $78,129 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Posey County, 9 public schools serve about 3,454 students.

About 3.0 miles separate Farmersville Elementary School from the closest public school, Mount Vernon Jr High School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Farmersville Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 276, compared with 249 in 2020-21.

The discussion board for Farmersville Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Posey County at a glance

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Population
25,116
Census ACS
Median income
$78,129
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,454 students

Quick facts

School name
Farmersville Elementary School
District
MSD Mount Vernon
Address
4065 Hwy 69 S, Mount Vernon, IN 47620
Phone
(812) 838-6593
County
Posey County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
276
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
77 (28%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
180729001223
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in MSD Mount Vernon
Other schools in Mount Vernon
Other Farmersville Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Farmersville Elementary. Farmersville Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Farmersville Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Farmersville Elementary School?
Farmersville Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-05.
Is Farmersville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farmersville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Farmersville Elementary School have?
Farmersville Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Farmersville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Farmersville Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Farmersville Elementary School in?
Farmersville Elementary School is part of MSD Mount Vernon.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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