Medora STEM Academy

Medora STEM Academy is an elementary campus of minimally staffed scale in Medora, Indiana, run under Medora Community School Corp, hosting 90 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 2 schools in Medora Community School Corp (185 students total), Medora STEM Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Medora STEM Academy lists that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest comes out to 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Medora STEM Academy 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 22.1%; this one delivers 39.0%, a residual of +16.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jackson County) logs that median household income runs about $70,262, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Medora STEM Academy is one of 15 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 7,459 students).

Medora Jr & Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Medora STEM Academy comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 82 students in 2018 compared to 90 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 98% to 93%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.