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What's the biggest difference between Huntingburg Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
806
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST DUBOIS CO SCH CORP·NCES 181087001236
Huntingburg Elementary School
501 W Sunset Dr, Huntingburg, IN 47542 · (812) 683-1172 · Dubois County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
493 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
35.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
38.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Huntingburg Elementary School
Huntingburg Elementary School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingburg Elementary School this school | 806 | 61.2% | 36.7% |
| Clifty Creek Elementary School Columbus | 705 | 66.0% | 26.3% |
| Taylorsville Elementary School Taylorsville | 580 | 62.8% | 23.7% |
| Seymour-Redding Elementary School Seymour | 609 | 59.3% | 33.1% |
| Suncrest Elementary School Frankfort | 545 | 60.6% | 28.4% |
| Jasper Elementary School Jasper | 1,023 | 56.1% | 50.5% |
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 Huntingburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Dubois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #595 of 983 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #634 of 986 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #556 of 986 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #29 of 1,079 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #946 of 991 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #400 of 996 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #335 of 1,058 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.3% | #56 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
806
+111 (+16%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 806 | 41.2 | 19.6:1 | 61% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 37 | 20.5:1 | 58% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 38 | 19.4:1 | 63% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 30 | 23.2:1 | 44% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 25.6 | 24.0:1 | 66% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 55% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 27 | 22.8:1 | 51% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 24% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntingburg Elementary School.
About Huntingburg Elementary School
Huntingburg Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Huntingburg, Indiana. The school's enrollment of 806 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 85% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp counts 5 schools and 2,041 students, including Huntingburg Elementary School.
White students are the majority at Huntingburg Elementary School, with 51% of enrollment. Other groups include 45% Hispanic. The county population is about 88% White. Huntingburg Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Huntingburg Elementary School's 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 19.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. The rate at public schools in Dubois County averages 40%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Huntingburg Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 32.3% for a school in Indiana with Huntingburg Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Huntingburg Elementary School posts 36.7%.
Huntingburg Elementary School is located in Dubois County, where the median household income is $75,979, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Huntingburg Elementary School, Dubois County has 16 other public schools.
Southridge Alternative Learning Center is the public school closest to Huntingburg Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. On average proficiency, Huntingburg Elementary School is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Huntingburg Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 111 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 23.2 to 19.6 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dubois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,614
Census ACS
Median income
$75,979
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 583 students
- Southridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Holland Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Southridge Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Huntingburg
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 583 students
- Southridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Cedar Crest Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- Southridge Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Southridge Alternative Learning Center0.3 mi · 14
- Southridge High School0.3 mi · 583
- Southridge Middle School0.3 mi · 394
- Holland Elementary School4.1 mi · 244
- Cedar Crest Intermediate School6.0 mi · 192
- Forest Park Jr-Sr High School6.9 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Huntingburg Elementary SchoolHow large is Huntingburg Elementary School?
Huntingburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 806 students in grades PK-05.
Is Huntingburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Huntingburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Huntingburg Elementary School have?
Huntingburg Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Huntingburg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Huntingburg Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Huntingburg Elementary School in?
Huntingburg Elementary School is part of Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.