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Rockport-Ohio Elementary School

200 S 6th St, Rockport, IN 47635 · (812) 649-2201 · Spencer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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

Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
177 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3611%
Kindergarten4715%
Grade 14113%
Grade 25216%
Grade 33812%
Grade 45718%
Grade 54615%

This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).

Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
28389%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
175%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17054%
Female
14746%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Rockport-Ohio Elementary School→South Spencer Middle School→South Spencer High School
Based on grade levels within South Spencer County Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
28.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.6%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Rockport-Ohio Elementary School

Rockport-Ohio Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rockport-Ohio Elementary School this school31755.8%32.1%
Eastbrook North Elementary
Van Buren
30455.9%44.0%
Meridian Street Elementary School
Brazil
32156.1%54.2%
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch
New Castle
33154.4%43.0%
White River Valley Elementary Sch
Worthington
34556.5%41.3%
Oregon-Davis Elementary School
Hamlet
29956.2%45.3%
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 Rockport-Ohio Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Spencer County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.1%#678 of 983#6 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.6%#655 of 986#6 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.9%#700 of 986#6 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
317#798 of 1,079#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#118 of 991N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.9%#758 of 996N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.8%#469 of 1,058#1 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.7%#215 of 353N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
317
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531725.512.4:156% (177)
2023-2432022.514.2:151% (164)
2022-233182015.9:161% (193)
2020-213181916.7:153% (169)
2017-182971519.8:158% (172)
2015-163241521.6:151% (164)
2010-114222318.4:155% (233)
2000-014162218.9:130% (124)
1990-914292219.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockport-Ohio Elementary School.

About Rockport-Ohio Elementary School

Rockport-Ohio Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Rockport, Indiana, administered by South Spencer County Sch Corp. The latest federal count shows 317 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.

Rockport-Ohio Elementary School is one of 4 schools in South Spencer County Sch Corp, which enrolls 1,065 students in total.

The student body at Rockport-Ohio Elementary School is 89% White. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Rockport-Ohio Elementary School's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 12.4:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. That is 18 points above the 38% average for public schools in Spencer County.

Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Rockport-Ohio Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rockport-Ohio Elementary School, the prediction is 36.0% and the result is 32.1%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Spencer County, the median household income is $74,506, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Rockport-Ohio Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from Rockport-Ohio Elementary School to another public school is about 3.3 miles, to South Spencer High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 48.1% proficiency; Rockport-Ohio Elementary School posts 32.1%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.

In 2020-21, Rockport-Ohio Elementary School enrolled 318; in 2024-25, 317. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.7:1 to 12.4:1.

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Spencer County at a glance

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Population
19,955
Census ACS
Median income
$74,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,231 students

Quick facts

School name
Rockport-Ohio Elementary School
District
South Spencer County Sch Corp
Address
200 S 6th St, Rockport, IN 47635
Phone
(812) 649-2201
County
Spencer County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
317
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
177 (56%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
181056001732
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in South Spencer County Sch Corp
Other schools in Rockport
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Frequently asked questions

About Rockport-Ohio Elementary School
How large is Rockport-Ohio Elementary School?
Rockport-Ohio Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rockport-Ohio Elementary School serve?
Rockport-Ohio Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rockport-Ohio Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rockport-Ohio Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rockport-Ohio Elementary School?
At Rockport-Ohio Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rockport-Ohio Elementary School?
Rockport-Ohio Elementary School is overseen by South Spencer County Sch Corp in Spencer County.
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