Enrollment
90
Elementary
DISTRICT 93 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDORA COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180123002268
Medora STEM Academy
82 S George, Medora, IN 47260 · (812) 966-2201 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
13.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
68 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 12 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Medora STEM Academy→Medora Jr & Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Medora Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% 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 17 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 Medora STEM Academy
Medora STEM Academy's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medora STEM Academy this school | 90 | 75.6% | 39.0% |
| Pleasant Lake Montessori School Pleasant Lake | 99 | 72.7% | 26.5% |
| Gosport Elementary School Gosport | 149 | 71.8% | 34.3% |
| Patricksburg Elementary School Patricksburg | 147 | 68.0% | 31.6% |
| Heth-Washington Elementary School Central | 162 | 78.4% | 42.2% |
| Martha J Ridpath Elementary School Greencastle | 160 | 70.6% | N/A |
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 Medora STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #1,067 of 1,079 | #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
90
+19 (+27%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 90 | 6.5 | 13.8:1 | 76% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 6.5 | 15.4:1 | 59% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 6.5 | 15.4:1 | 80% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 71 | 5 | 14.2:1 | 99% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 5.5 | 15.0:1 | 83% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 87% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | 74% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 11 | 14.8:1 | 47% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medora STEM Academy.
About Medora STEM Academy
Medora STEM Academy is a very small elementary school in Indiana, located in Medora. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 90 students. The school is 79% below the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Medora Community School Corp has a total of 2 schools and 185 students, Medora STEM Academy among them.
The share of White students at Medora STEM Academy is 93%. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's White share is 13 points above the 80% share among Jackson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Medora STEM Academy is 13.8:1, based on 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Medora STEM Academy counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jackson County report 58%.
Medora STEM Academy 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 64% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Medora STEM Academy scores 16.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 39.0% actual versus 22.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that the median household earns about $70,262 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County has 15 public schools with about 7,459 students, including Medora STEM Academy.
Medora Jr & Sr High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Medora STEM Academy. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Medora STEM Academy is 1st among 7 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Medora STEM Academy as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 19 students, from 71 to 90.
Medora STEM Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,660
Census ACS
Median income
$70,262
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medora Community School Corp
- Medora Jr & Sr High SchoolHigh · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Medora Jr & Sr High School0.0 mi · 95
- Brownstown Central Middle School7.7 mi · 307
- Brownstown Elementary School7.8 mi · 621
- Brownstown Central High School8.0 mi · 463
- Shawswick Elementary School12.2 mi · 507
- Bradie Shrum Elementary14.9 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Medora STEM AcademyHow large is Medora STEM Academy?
Medora STEM Academy enrolls approximately 90 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Medora STEM Academy serve?
Medora STEM Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Medora STEM Academy?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Medora STEM Academy.
How diverse is Medora STEM Academy?
Medora STEM Academy reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Medora STEM Academy?
Medora STEM Academy is overseen by Medora Community School Corp in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.