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Enrollment
975
Elementary
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180408002056
Greensburg Elementary
900 N Big Blue Ave, Greensburg, IN 47240 · (812) 663-8112 · Decatur County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL975 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
558 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 96 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 159 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 159 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (157).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Greensburg Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Greensburg Elementary
Greensburg Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensburg Elementary this school | 975 | 57.2% | 44.3% |
| Frankton Elementary School Frankton | 803 | 56.2% | 34.8% |
| Bradie Shrum Elementary Salem | 748 | 56.6% | 38.5% |
| William Tell Elementary School Tell City | 734 | 57.6% | 44.3% |
| J E Ober Elementary School Garrett | 704 | 59.5% | 28.3% |
| Bluffton-Harrison Elementary Sch Bluffton | 750 | 58.0% | 37.4% |
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 Greensburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #424 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #346 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #512 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 975 | #6 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #787 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #775 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #427 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #284 of 353 |
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
975
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,127
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 975 | 57.2 | 17.1:1 | 57% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 1,029 | 60.3 | 17.1:1 | 59% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 1,037 | 59 | 17.6:1 | 55% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 978 | 45 | 21.7:1 | 51% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 51 | 18.6:1 | 57% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 969 | 54 | 17.9:1 | 59% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 1,127 | 57 | 19.8:1 | 55% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greensburg Elementary.
About Greensburg Elementary
Located in Greensburg, Indiana, Greensburg Elementary is a large elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 975 students. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 124% higher.
Greensburg Community Schools counts 3 schools and 2,025 students, including Greensburg Elementary.
Greensburg Elementary is 90% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Decatur County, where about 93% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Greensburg Elementary scores 19%.
On staff are 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Greensburg Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Greensburg Elementary outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Greensburg Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3% and a predicted 35.0%.
The county, Decatur County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,783, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 3,789 students.
Of the public schools around it, Greensburg Elementary is closest to Greensburg Community High School, about 0.4 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Greensburg Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.3% against a local average of 41.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 978 students in 2020-21 and 975 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 21.7 to 17.1 over 4 years.
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Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,422
Census ACS
Median income
$69,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greensburg Community Schools
- Greensburg Community High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Greensburg Community Jr HighMiddle · 404 students
Other schools in Greensburg
- Greensburg Community High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- North Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- South Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- North Decatur Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- Greensburg Community Jr HighMiddle · 404 students
- South Decatur Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Greensburg Community High School0.4 mi · 646
- Greensburg Community Jr High0.9 mi · 404
- North Decatur Jr-Sr High School2.8 mi · 441
- North Decatur Elementary School2.9 mi · 496
- Milroy Elementary School10.7 mi · 165
- South Decatur Elementary School11.2 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Greensburg ElementaryHow many students attend Greensburg Elementary?
Greensburg Elementary enrolls approximately 975 students in grades PK-05.
Is Greensburg Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greensburg Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Greensburg Elementary have?
Greensburg Elementary employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Greensburg Elementary?
Greensburg Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Greensburg Elementary public or private?
Greensburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greensburg Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.