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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000482
Scott Elementary School
14940 Old State Rd, Evansville, IN 47725 · (812) 867-2427 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
62 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Scott Elementary School→North Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Elementary School this school | 475 | 13.1% | 55.5% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 474 | 15.8% | 78.7% |
| Haubstadt Community School Haubstadt | 403 | 14.6% | 62.5% |
| Ireland Elementary School Ireland | 548 | 17.9% | 73.5% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Evansville | 476 | 20.0% | 59.9% |
| Floyds Knobs Elementary School Floyds Knobs | 653 | 16.4% | 73.9% |
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 Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #213 of 983 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #289 of 986 | #5 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #166 of 986 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #427 of 1,079 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #389 of 991 | #15 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #782 of 996 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #1,030 of 1,058 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.2% | #10 of 597 | #2 of 16 |
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
475
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 475 | 32.8 | 14.5:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 31.5 | 16.0:1 | 18% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 27.8 | 19.0:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 52.3 | 19.0:1 | 17% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 938 | 46 | 20.4:1 | 15% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 1,188 | 52 | 22.9:1 | 17% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 830 | 39 | 21.3:1 | 12% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 33 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Elementary School.
About Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School, located in Evansville, Indiana, is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 475 students in pre-K through 6.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp counts 38 schools and 21,589 students, including Scott Elementary School.
Most students at Scott Elementary School are White: 90% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Vanderburgh County is roughly 81% White. Scott Elementary School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Scott Elementary School is 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. About 13% of students, or 62, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Vanderburgh County averages 48%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Scott Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Scott Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (55.5%) and its predicted rate (66.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Vanderburgh County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,648, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Scott Elementary School is among the 44 public schools in Vanderburgh County.
The school nearest to Scott Elementary School is North High School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Scott Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Scott Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 516 to 475. Students per teacher fell from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 14.5 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other Scott Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Scott Elementary. Scott Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 11.
- Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base, IL · 852 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 587 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 566 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 493 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 464 students
Nearby schools
- North High School0.8 mi · 1,650
- North Junior High School0.8 mi · 925
- McCutchanville Elementary School3.0 mi · 919
- Oak Hill Elementary4.8 mi · 476
- Elberfeld Elementary School5.5 mi · 184
- Highland Elementary School5.5 mi · 814
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scott Elementary School?
Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Scott Elementary School serve?
Scott Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Scott Elementary School have?
Scott Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scott Elementary School?
At Scott Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Scott Elementary School in?
Scott Elementary School is part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
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