Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PUTNAM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181050001724
Fillmore Elementary School
161 S Main St, Fillmore, IN 46128 · (765) 246-6136 · Putnam County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
59 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 39 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within South Putnam Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
69.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Fillmore Elementary School
Fillmore Elementary School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore Elementary School this school | 148 | 39.9% | 66.0% |
| Pine Village Elementary School Pine Village | 160 | 40.6% | 65.7% |
| Union Elementary School Modoc | 161 | 41.6% | 26.4% |
| Green Township Elementary School Martinsville | 137 | 42.3% | 60.7% |
| Luce Elementary School Richland | 178 | 37.1% | 64.8% |
| Walnut Elementary School New Ross | 166 | 36.1% | 48.4% |
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 Fillmore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #88 of 983 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #131 of 986 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #154 of 986 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #1,039 of 1,079 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #793 of 1,058 | #7 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
148
+8 (+6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 148 | 13.5 | 11.0:1 | 40% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 11.3 | 10.1:1 | 53% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 11.5 | 10.8:1 | 51% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 43% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 10.4 | 13.4:1 | 53% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | 49% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 8 | 21.4:1 | 46% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 13 | 16.3:1 | 22% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fillmore Elementary School.
About Fillmore Elementary School
Fillmore Elementary School is a public elementary school run by South Putnam Community Schools in Fillmore, Indiana. The school serves 148 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 66% smaller than that.
The district for Fillmore Elementary School is South Putnam Community Schools, with 4 schools and 1,105 students.
Fillmore Elementary School's enrollment is 95% White. The school is also 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Putnam County is about 91% White. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Fillmore Elementary School's 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.0:1. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 40%.
allk12 grades Fillmore Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Fillmore Elementary School is 18.6 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Indiana.
In the county around the school, Putnam County, the median household income is $78,378, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Putnam County is home to 19 public schools and about 7,322 public school students.
The closest public school, Greencastle High School, is about 5.1 miles from Fillmore Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fillmore Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Fillmore Elementary School climbed 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 140 to 148 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
The Fillmore Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,280
Census ACS
Median income
$78,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,322 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Putnam Community Schools
- South Putnam High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- South Putnam Middle SchoolMiddle · 268 students
Other Fillmore Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Fillmore Elementary. Fillmore Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Fillmore Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 617 students
- Fillmore ElementaryStockton, CA · 577 students
- Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenport, IA · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Greencastle High School5.1 mi · 497
- Greencastle Middle School5.2 mi · 383
- Deer Meadow Primary School5.3 mi · 359
- Tzouanakis Intermediate School5.7 mi · 419
- Martha J Ridpath Elementary School6.1 mi · 160
- Central Elementary School6.7 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Fillmore Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fillmore Elementary School?
Fillmore Elementary School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fillmore Elementary School serve?
Fillmore Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Fillmore Elementary School have?
Fillmore Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Fillmore Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fillmore Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Fillmore Elementary School?
Fillmore Elementary School is overseen by South Putnam Community Schools in Putnam County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.