Southeast Fountain Elementary

Southeast Fountain Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Veedersburg, Indiana, one of the schools within Southeast Fountain School Corp. The school educates 502 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Southeast Fountain School Corp, which oversees 3 schools and 1,045 students, Southeast Fountain Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Southeast Fountain Elementary records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Southeast Fountain Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at Southeast Fountain Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Fountain County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southeast Fountain Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.7%, the actual is 39.1%, a residual of +4.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fountain County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,542 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fountain County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,485 students), Southeast Fountain Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southeast Fountain Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 37.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southeast Fountain Elementary has fell 9%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 502 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Southeast Fountain Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.