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If you had an hour of school board time for Fort Branch Community School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH GIBSON SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181035002230
Fort Branch Community School
7670 S Eastview Ln, Fort Branch, IN 47648 · (812) 753-3641 · Gibson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
16.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
189 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Fort Branch Community School→Gibson Southern High School
Based on grade levels within South Gibson School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
59.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Fort Branch Community School
Fort Branch Community School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Branch Community School this school | 577 | 32.8% | 54.9% |
| Ossian Elementary Ossian | 566 | 33.9% | 46.4% |
| Batesville Primary School Batesville | 542 | 30.4% | N/A |
| Indian Creek Intermediate School Trafalgar | 513 | 34.1% | 44.8% |
| Barr Reeve Elementary School Montgomery | 507 | 31.4% | 58.7% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Kokomo | 665 | 32.3% | 52.5% |
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 Fort Branch Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Gibson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #230 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #264 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #232 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #219 of 1,079 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #759 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #826 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #878 of 1,058 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #122 of 353 | N/A |
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
577
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 577 | 34.3 | 16.8:1 | 33% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 32.3 | 17.8:1 | 36% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 32.7 | 17.6:1 | 36% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 27% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 31.7 | 15.8:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 29% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 20% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Branch Community School.
About Fort Branch Community School
Federal records list Fort Branch Community School as an elementary school in Fort Branch, Indiana. The school enrolls 577 students in kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 32% larger than average.
The district for Fort Branch Community School is South Gibson School Corporation, with 4 schools and 2,118 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Fort Branch Community School are White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial. Gibson County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
A staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.8:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 1.3 students per teacher. By family income, 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Fort Branch Community School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Indiana public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Fort Branch Community School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.9%; the prediction is 52.4%.
Gibson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,573, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,664, Fort Branch Community School among them.
Fort Branch Community School is about 2.4 miles from Haubstadt Community School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Fort Branch Community School's average proficiency of 54.9% compares with 45.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Fort Branch Community School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 35 students, from 542 to 577. Students per teacher dropped from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 16.8 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Fort Branch Community School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Gibson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,000
Census ACS
Median income
$67,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,664 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Gibson School Corporation
- Gibson Southern High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- Haubstadt Community SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Owensville Community SchoolElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Haubstadt Community School2.4 mi · 403
- Gibson Southern High School3.5 mi · 742
- Owensville Community School7.0 mi · 396
- Elberfeld Elementary School8.5 mi · 184
- North Junior High School8.7 mi · 925
- North High School8.7 mi · 1,650
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Branch Community SchoolHow large is Fort Branch Community School?
Fort Branch Community School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Fort Branch Community School serve?
Fort Branch Community School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Fort Branch Community School have?
Fort Branch Community School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Branch Community School?
At Fort Branch Community School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Branch Community School?
Fort Branch Community School is overseen by South Gibson School Corporation in Gibson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.