Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209001905
Fayette Elementary School
9400 N Beech Pl, West Terre Haute, IN 47885 · (812) 462-4451 · Vigo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
159 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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
12%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
37.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Fayette Elementary School
Fayette Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Elementary School this school | 307 | 51.8% | 39.3% |
| Van Buren Elementary School Brazil | 275 | 52.4% | 54.9% |
| New Washington Elementary School New Washington | 296 | 51.0% | 38.5% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Crawfordsville | 271 | 52.4% | 62.1% |
| Hoosier Prairie Elementary School Terre Haute | 336 | 49.7% | 30.9% |
| Webb Elementary School Franklin | 319 | 51.7% | 37.9% |
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 Fayette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vigo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #533 of 983 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #503 of 986 | #5 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #525 of 986 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #818 of 1,079 | #15 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #480 of 991 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #912 of 996 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #560 of 1,058 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.9% | #32 of 353 | #2 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
307
+107 (+54%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 307 | 20.5 | 15.0:1 | 52% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 20.1 | 13.8:1 | 54% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 19.7 | 13.7:1 | 51% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 44% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 36% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | 40% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 34% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 35% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fayette Elementary School.
About Fayette Elementary School
Fayette Elementary School is a small elementary school in West Terre Haute, Indiana, one of the schools in Vigo County School Corp. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 307 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
Federal data list 26 schools in Vigo County School Corp, with 13,277 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Fayette Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 85% White. Fayette Elementary School's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 20.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.0:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Around 52% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Vigo County averages 62%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Fayette Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Fayette Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Fayette Elementary School is located in Vigo County, where the median household income is $52,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Besides Fayette Elementary School, Vigo County has 27 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Van Duyn Elementary School, is about 5.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fayette Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Fayette Elementary School enrolled 200 in 2020-21 and 307 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 West Terre Haute
- West Vigo High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem SchElementary · 452 students
- West Vigo Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
Other Fayette Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fayette Elementary. Fayette Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Fayette Elementary SchoolFayette, AL · 529 students
- Fayette Elementary SchoolFayette, OH · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Van Duyn Elementary School5.8 mi · 242
- Central Elementary School6.2 mi · 366
- Terre Town Elementary School6.2 mi · 553
- Otter Creek Middle School6.3 mi · 670
- Ouabache Elementary School6.8 mi · 366
- Rio Grande Elementary School7.1 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Fayette Elementary SchoolHow large is Fayette Elementary School?
Fayette Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fayette Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fayette Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fayette Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fayette Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fayette Elementary School?
At Fayette Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Fayette Elementary School public or private?
Fayette Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vigo County School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.