Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209001916
Sugar Grove Elementary School
2800 Wallace Av, Terre Haute, IN 47802 · (812) 462-4416 · Vigo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
298 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
35.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 17% 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 17 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 Sugar Grove Elementary School
Sugar Grove Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove Elementary School this school | 360 | 82.8% | 33.7% |
| Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School Terre Haute | 354 | 83.3% | 26.3% |
| Ouabache Elementary School Terre Haute | 366 | 80.3% | 22.2% |
| Allen Elementary School Marion | 380 | 82.4% | 18.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Huntington | 350 | 81.7% | 31.4% |
| Farrington Grove Elementary School Terre Haute | 380 | 89.7% | 13.7% |
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 Sugar Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vigo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #642 of 983 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #668 of 986 | #9 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #565 of 986 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #702 of 1,079 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #66 of 991 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #404 of 996 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #31 of 1,058 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #320 of 597 | #4 of 8 |
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
360
+25 (+7%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 360 | 30.8 | 11.7:1 | 83% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 27.8 | 13.6:1 | 81% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 24.6 | 15.0:1 | 76% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 66% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 63% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 66% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 61% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 42% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 24 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Grove Elementary School.
About Sugar Grove Elementary School
Sugar Grove Elementary School is an elementary school in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 360 students, from pre-K through 5.
Vigo County School Corp counts 13,277 students in its 26 schools, and Sugar Grove Elementary School is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Sugar Grove Elementary School, at 66%. Smaller groups are 15% multiracial, 10% Black, and 8% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Vigo County is roughly 85% White. Sugar Grove Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1 at Sugar Grove Elementary School, with 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 11.7:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 83% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Vigo County average 62%.
allk12 grades Sugar Grove Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sugar Grove Elementary School does better than predicted by 16.7 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.7%; the prediction is 17.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Vigo County, the median household income is $52,976, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. In all, Vigo County has 28 public schools and roughly 13,416 students.
Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch is the public school closest to Sugar Grove Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Sugar Grove Elementary School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Sugar Grove Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when Sugar Grove Elementary School had 335 students, to 2024-25, when it had 360. Students per teacher fell from 12.9 in 2020-21 to 11.7 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Vigo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,109
Census ACS
Median income
$52,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
13,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vigo County School Corp
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Other schools in Terre Haute
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Other Sugar Grove Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sugar Grove Elementary. Sugar Grove Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sugar Grove Elementary SchoolGreenwood, IN · 817 students
- Sugar Grove ElementarySugar Grove, VA · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch0.9 mi · 440
- Excel Center of West Central Indiana1.4 mi · 139
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School1.4 mi · 686
- Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School1.5 mi · 354
- Sarah Scott Middle School1.5 mi · 371
- Davis Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Grove Elementary SchoolHow large is Sugar Grove Elementary School?
Sugar Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sugar Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sugar Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sugar Grove Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugar Grove Elementary School?
At Sugar Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Sugar Grove Elementary School public or private?
Sugar Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vigo County School Corp.
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