Lost Creek Elementary School

Lost Creek Elementary School is an elementary school of sprawling scale in Terre Haute, Indiana, overseen by Vigo County School Corp, serveing 672 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 54% bigger than typical.

Within Vigo County School Corp, which oversees 26 schools and 13,277 students, Lost Creek Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lost Creek Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Vigo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lost Creek Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Lost Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Vigo County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lost Creek 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 41.3%; this one delivers 57.8%, a residual of +16.5 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Vigo County put median household income runs about $52,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Vigo County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,416 students), Lost Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Terre Haute North Vigo High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lost Creek Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lost Creek Elementary School's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 672). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 91% to 86%. Class-load math has fell: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Lost Creek Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.