Fillmore Elementary School

Fillmore Elementary School operates as a rural-scale primary school in Fillmore, Indiana, overseen by South Putnam Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 148 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 4 schools in South Putnam Community Schools (1,105 students total), Fillmore Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Fillmore Elementary School reports that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest looks like 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Putnam County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Fillmore Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fillmore Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 66.0%, a residual of +18.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Putnam County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $78,378 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Fillmore Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 7,322 students).

Nearest neighbor: Greencastle High School, around 5.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fillmore Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fillmore Elementary School has edged up 6%, going from 139 students in 2018 to 148 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 6% to 2%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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