Springs Valley Elementary School

Springs Valley Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in French Lick, Indiana, operated by Springs Valley Com School Corp, with 432 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 2 schools in Springs Valley Com School Corp (877 students total), Springs Valley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Springs Valley Elementary School shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Springs Valley Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Springs Valley Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,873 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,999 students), Springs Valley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Springs Valley Comm High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Springs Valley Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.8%.

Springs Valley Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 432 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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