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If you had an hour of school board time for Farrington Grove Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209001904
Farrington Grove Elementary School
1826 S 6th St, Terre Haute, IN 47802 · (812) 462-4423 · Vigo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
341 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
49%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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
11.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
17.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Farrington Grove Elementary School
Farrington Grove Elementary School's state test result (13.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrington Grove Elementary School this school | 380 | 89.7% | 13.7% |
| Davis Park Elementary School Terre Haute | 325 | 91.1% | 20.5% |
| South View Elementary School Muncie | 470 | 90.0% | 12.1% |
| Sugar Grove Elementary School Terre Haute | 360 | 82.8% | 33.7% |
| Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School Terre Haute | 354 | 83.3% | 26.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elem School Terre Haute | 441 | 95.9% | 12.2% |
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 Farrington Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vigo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #911 of 983 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #898 of 986 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #951 of 986 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #661 of 1,079 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #65 of 991 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #452 of 996 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #16 of 1,058 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #566 of 597 | #5 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
380
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 380 | 32.5 | 11.7:1 | 90% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 30.3 | 12.4:1 | 92% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 92% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 82% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 81% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 81% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 83% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 63% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farrington Grove Elementary School.
About Farrington Grove Elementary School
Farrington Grove Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school counted 380 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Farrington Grove Elementary School falls under Vigo County School Corp, which has 26 schools enrolling 13,277 students.
The share of White students at Farrington Grove Elementary School is 69%, a majority. After that, the student body is 14% multiracial, 12% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Vigo County is about 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 32.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Vigo County is 28 points.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Farrington Grove Elementary School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Farrington Grove Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (13.7%) and its predicted rate (12.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Census data for Vigo County show the median household earns about $52,976 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Farrington Grove Elementary School, Vigo County has 28 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Sarah Scott Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Farrington Grove Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Farrington Grove Elementary School is behind the 24.9% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was 380 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 369. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Farrington Grove Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 School0.4 mi · 371
- Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School0.9 mi · 354
- Booker T Washington Alt Sch1.4 mi · 62
- Vigo Virtual School Academy1.4 mi · 206
- Terre Haute South Vigo High School1.5 mi · 1,544
- Davis Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Farrington Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Farrington Grove Elementary School?
Farrington Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Farrington Grove Elementary School serve?
Farrington Grove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Farrington Grove Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Farrington Grove Elementary School.
How diverse is Farrington Grove Elementary School?
Farrington Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 4% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Farrington Grove Elementary School?
Farrington Grove Elementary School is overseen by Vigo County School Corp in Vigo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.