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What advice would you give to incoming students at Owensville Community School?
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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH GIBSON SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181035001691
Owensville Community School
6569 S SR 65, Owensville, IN 47665 · (812) 724-3705 · Gibson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
173 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Owensville Community School→Gibson Southern High School
Based on grade levels within South Gibson School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Owensville Community School
Owensville Community School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owensville Community School this school | 396 | 43.7% | 47.1% |
| Fremont Elementary School Fremont | 391 | 44.2% | 52.7% |
| McCormick's Creek Elementary Sch Spencer | 390 | 44.6% | 44.1% |
| Granville Wells Elementary School Jamestown | 389 | 42.2% | 58.2% |
| Staunton Elementary School Brazil | 373 | 41.8% | 66.9% |
| South Central Elementary Elizabeth | 344 | 44.8% | 45.5% |
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 Owensville Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Gibson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #358 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #457 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #355 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #617 of 1,079 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #155 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #878 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #726 of 1,058 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #272 of 597 | 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
396
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 396 | 30.5 | 13.0:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 30.5 | 13.3:1 | 41% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 37% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 30.2 | 15.2:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 21% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owensville Community School.
About Owensville Community School
Owensville Community School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Owensville, Indiana. The school's 396 students are in kindergarten through 8.
In South Gibson School Corporation, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,118 students.
At Owensville Community School, White students make up 93% of the student body. Other students are 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Owensville Community School has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.0 students per teacher. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Owensville Community School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Owensville Community School are 2.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.1% actual, 44.6% predicted).
Among Gibson County residents, median household income is about $67,573, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 13 public schools in Gibson County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,664.
Gibson Southern High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.8 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Owensville Community School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.1% against a local average of 48.5%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Owensville Community School went from 412 students to 396. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Gibson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,000
Census ACS
Median income
$67,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,664 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Gibson School Corporation
- Gibson Southern High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- Fort Branch Community SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Haubstadt Community SchoolElementary · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Gibson Southern High School3.8 mi · 742
- Fort Branch Community School7.0 mi · 577
- North Elementary School7.6 mi · 364
- Haubstadt Community School8.1 mi · 403
- North Posey High School9.8 mi · 453
- North Posey Junior High School9.8 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Owensville Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Owensville Community School?
Owensville Community School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-08.
Is Owensville Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owensville Community School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Owensville Community School have?
Owensville Community School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Owensville Community School?
Owensville Community School reports a student body of 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Owensville Community School?
Owensville Community School is overseen by South Gibson School Corporation in Gibson County.
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