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Alumni: what's one memory from Spencer Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER-OWEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181095001794
Spencer Elementary School
151 Hillside Ave, Spencer, IN 47460 · (812) 829-2253 · Owen County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
305 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Based on grade levels within Spencer-Owen Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
31.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
41.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Spencer Elementary School
Spencer Elementary School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Elementary School this school | 521 | 58.5% | 34.8% |
| Shawswick Elementary School Bedford | 507 | 59.4% | 30.6% |
| Daleville Elementary School Daleville | 553 | 58.4% | 38.5% |
| Southeast Fountain Elementary Veedersburg | 502 | 57.8% | 39.1% |
| Grandview Elementary School Connersville | 530 | 58.3% | 47.6% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Royal Center | 473 | 56.9% | 28.6% |
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 Spencer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #619 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #565 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #648 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #330 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #315 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #752 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #390 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #113 of 597 |
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
521
-63 (-11%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 951
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 37.7 | 14.8:1 | 60% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 40.9 | 13.6:1 | 62% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 50% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 25 | 27.3:1 | 55% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 25 | 27.2:1 | 49% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 29 | 24.1:1 | 41% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 35% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 951 | 48 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer Elementary School.
About Spencer Elementary School
Spencer, Indiana, is home to Spencer Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 521 students.
The district for Spencer Elementary School is Spencer-Owen Community Schools, with 6 schools and 2,156 students.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Spencer Elementary School. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. 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.
Dividing enrollment by its 37 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.1:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 59%.
Spencer Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Spencer Elementary School would score about 34.1%. It scores 34.8%, within a point of that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Owen County show that the median household income is $62,464, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 6 public schools in Owen County, enrolling about 2,156 students in all.
Owen Valley Community High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Spencer Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Spencer Elementary School is behind the 40.5% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
Federal data place Spencer Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 584. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Owen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,604
Census ACS
Median income
$62,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spencer-Owen Community Schools
- Owen Valley Community High SchoolHigh · 628 students
- McCormick's Creek Elementary SchElementary · 390 students
- Owen Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Gosport Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Patricksburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
Other schools in Spencer
- Owen Valley Community High SchoolHigh · 628 students
- McCormick's Creek Elementary SchElementary · 390 students
- Owen Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other Spencer Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Spencer Elementary. Spencer Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Spencer Elementary SchoolSpencer, WV · 413 students
- Spencer Elementary SchoolSpencer, OK · 383 students
- Spencer ElementarySpencer, TN · 372 students
- Spencer ElementarySpencer, WI · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Owen Valley Community High School1.1 mi · 628
- Owen Valley Middle School1.2 mi · 321
- McCormick's Creek Elementary Sch3.5 mi · 390
- Gosport Elementary School6.4 mi · 149
- Edgewood Early Childhood Center6.6 mi · 101
- Edgewood Primary School7.4 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spencer Elementary School?
Spencer Elementary School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Spencer Elementary School serve?
Spencer Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Spencer Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Spencer Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Spencer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Spencer Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Spencer Elementary School in?
Spencer Elementary School is part of Spencer-Owen Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.