1
Best kept secret at South Terrace Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD NORTH POSEY CO SCHOOLS·NCES 180795001367
South Terrace Elementary
8427 Haines Rd, Wadesville, IN 47638 · (812) 985-3180 · Posey County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
113 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
66.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
80.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 South Terrace Elementary
South Terrace Elementary's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Terrace Elementary this school | 404 | 28.0% | 70.7% |
| Lanesville Elementary School Lanesville | 400 | 28.5% | 54.6% |
| Avilla Elementary School Avilla | 422 | 29.6% | 42.0% |
| Roanoke Elementary School Roanoke | 402 | 29.4% | 57.2% |
| Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch Shipshewana | 349 | 26.9% | 60.5% |
| Rossville Elementary School Rossville | 440 | 29.5% | 54.5% |
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 South Terrace Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #45 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #35 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #54 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #593 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #424 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #970 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #935 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #190 of 353 |
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
404
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 404 | 27.6 | 14.7:1 | 28% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 27.1 | 14.7:1 | 30% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 26.1 | 14.6:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 26% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 13% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Terrace Elementary.
About South Terrace Elementary
At 8427 Haines Rd in Wadesville, Indiana, South Terrace Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 404 students.
The 4 schools in MSD North Posey Co Schools enroll 1,455 students altogether, South Terrace Elementary among them.
A large majority of enrollment at South Terrace Elementary is White, at 96%. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. Among Posey County residents, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for South Terrace Elementary is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at South Terrace Elementary totals 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at South Terrace Elementary is about 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, South Terrace Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Indiana public elementary schools.
South Terrace Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 14.9 points (70.7% versus 55.8%), a top-10% result in Indiana on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Posey County, where the median household earns about $78,129 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Posey County, 9 public schools serve about 3,454 students.
North Posey High School, about 5.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Terrace Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
South Terrace Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 408 students in 2020-21 and 404 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.3:1).
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at South Terrace Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Posey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,116
Census ACS
Median income
$78,129
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD North Posey Co Schools
- North Posey High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- North Posey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 234 students
Other South Terrace Elementary schools
One other US public school is named South Terrace Elementary. South Terrace Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- SOUTH TERRACE ELEMENTARYCARLTON, MN · 163 students
Nearby schools
- North Posey High School5.0 mi · 453
- North Posey Junior High School5.0 mi · 234
- North Elementary School6.8 mi · 364
- Cynthia Heights Elementary School7.2 mi · 451
- West Terrace Elementary School8.8 mi · 504
- Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus9.0 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About South Terrace ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at South Terrace Elementary?
South Terrace Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-06.
Is South Terrace Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Terrace Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Terrace Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Terrace Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Terrace Elementary?
Student demographics at South Terrace Elementary are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees South Terrace Elementary?
South Terrace Elementary is overseen by MSD North Posey Co Schools in Posey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.