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Alumni: what's one memory from Thorntown Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN BOONE CO COM SCH DIST·NCES 181299002065
Thorntown Elementary School
200 Mill St, Thorntown, IN 46071 · (765) 485-2447 · Boone County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest 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
18.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
174 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Thorntown Elementary School→Western Boone Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
62.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Thorntown Elementary School
Thorntown Elementary School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorntown Elementary School this school | 429 | 40.6% | 61.0% |
| Granville Wells Elementary School Jamestown | 389 | 42.2% | 58.2% |
| Lakeview Elementary School Bloomington | 408 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| Clay City Elementary School Clay City | 385 | 40.3% | 53.0% |
| Staunton Elementary School Brazil | 373 | 41.8% | 66.9% |
| New Market Elementary School New Market | 468 | 43.2% | 48.1% |
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 Thorntown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #149 of 983 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #218 of 986 | #10 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #103 of 986 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #541 of 1,079 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #910 of 991 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #778 of 996 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #782 of 1,058 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #478 of 597 | #8 of 9 |
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
429
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 41% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 24.5 | 18.2:1 | 36% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 24.5 | 17.3:1 | 33% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 32% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 17 | 26.5:1 | 39% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 41% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 39% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 23% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thorntown Elementary School.
About Thorntown Elementary School
Thorntown Elementary School sits in Thorntown, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counts 429 students across pre-K through 6.
Thorntown Elementary School reports to Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist, which has 3 schools and 1,574 students.
At Thorntown Elementary School, White students make up 90% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Thorntown Elementary School comes in at 19%.
Thorntown Elementary School counts 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.6 students for each one. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is lower than this school's figure. About 41% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Boone County average 22%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Thorntown Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Thorntown Elementary School are 14.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.0% actual, 46.8% predicted).
Boone County has these Census figures: median household income is about $111,250, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Boone County number 18 and enroll about 13,246.
Nearest public school: Western Boone Jr-Sr High School, about 4.7 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Thorntown Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 429, 5% below the 452 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.5:1 to 18.6:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,718
Census ACS
Median income
$111,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
- Western Boone Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Granville Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Western Boone Jr-Sr High School4.7 mi · 756
- Harney Elementary School8.2 mi · 448
- Clinton Prairie Jr-Sr High School8.8 mi · 497
- Clinton Prairie Elementary School8.8 mi · 656
- Lebanon Senior High School9.0 mi · 1,070
- Lebanon Middle School9.0 mi · 849
Frequently asked questions
About Thorntown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thorntown Elementary School?
Thorntown Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Thorntown Elementary School serve?
Thorntown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Thorntown Elementary School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Thorntown Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Thorntown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Thorntown Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Thorntown Elementary School in?
Thorntown Elementary School is part of Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.