Enrollment
107
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTWELL MILLER ACADEMY·NCES 180018902616
Otwell Miller Academy
9958 East County Road 150 N, Otwell, IN 47564 · (812) 354-0800 · Pike County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
66 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
31.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Otwell Miller Academy
Otwell Miller Academy's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otwell Miller Academy this school | 107 | 61.7% | 28.4% |
| South Crawford Elementary School Leavenworth | 145 | 60.0% | 28.1% |
| Deputy Elementary School Deputy | 138 | 65.9% | 56.8% |
| Wood Memorial Primary School Oakland City | 149 | 60.4% | N/A |
| Morocco Elementary School Morocco | 116 | 62.1% | 31.1% |
| Wood Memorial Intermediate School Mackey | 150 | 67.3% | 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 Otwell Miller Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #739 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #810 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #655 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #1,059 of 1,079 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #321 of 1,058 |
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
107
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 107 | 7 | 15.3:1 | 62% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 10 | 10.2:1 | 58% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 8 | 11.8:1 | 62% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | 72% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 5 | 12.0:1 | 45% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otwell Miller Academy.
About Otwell Miller Academy
Otwell Miller Academy is a very small elementary school in Indiana, located in Otwell. There are 107 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 75% below that mark.
Otwell Miller Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
A large majority of enrollment at Otwell Miller Academy is White, at 94%. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic. Among Pike County residents, the White share is about 96%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Otwell Miller Academy scores 11%.
There are 7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.3:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is close to this figure. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Pike County.
On the allk12 Grade, Otwell Miller Academy lands at C, ahead of 25% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Otwell Miller Academy is 3.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
For the population of Pike County, median household income comes to about $71,334, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Pike County, 5 public schools serve about 1,668 students.
Ireland Elementary School sits about 5.6 miles from Otwell Miller Academy. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Otwell Miller Academy is 7th among 7 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant. As a charter school, Otwell Miller Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 109 in 2020-21 and 107 in 2024-25.
People who know Otwell Miller Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,154
Census ACS
Median income
$71,334
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ireland Elementary School5.6 mi · 548
- Winslow Elementary School7.7 mi · 268
- Jasper Elementary School7.8 mi · 1,023
- Jasper Middle School7.9 mi · 709
- Pike Central Middle School8.2 mi · 383
- Pike Central High School8.2 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Otwell Miller AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Otwell Miller Academy?
Otwell Miller Academy enrolls approximately 107 students in grades KG-05.
Is Otwell Miller Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Otwell Miller Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Otwell Miller Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Otwell Miller Academy is approximately 15.3:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Otwell Miller Academy?
At Otwell Miller Academy, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Otwell Miller Academy in?
Otwell Miller Academy is part of Otwell Miller Academy.
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