Valley Grove Elementary School

Valley Grove Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Anderson, Indiana, part of Anderson Community School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 485 students spanning grades K through 5.

Valley Grove Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Anderson Community School Corp, a district that works with 6,181 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Valley Grove Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 23% Black, 18% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Valley Grove Elementary School shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Madison County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Valley Grove Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Madison County shows median household income runs about $63,037, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Madison County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students), of which Valley Grove Elementary School is one.

Tenth Street Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valley Grove Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley Grove Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 62% to 49%.

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