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Which teacher or staff member at Valley Grove Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180015000044
Valley Grove Elementary School
2160 S 300 E, Anderson, IN 46017 · (765) 378-3393 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- B-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
13.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
371 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
20.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
27.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Valley Grove Elementary School
Valley Grove Elementary School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Grove Elementary School this school | 485 | 76.5% | 22.6% |
| Evans School Evansville | 473 | 72.5% | 16.2% |
| Cedar Hall Community School Evansville | 496 | 71.2% | 20.0% |
| Franklin Square Elementary School Jeffersonville | 524 | 76.3% | 19.5% |
| Tenth Street Elementary School Anderson | 529 | 70.5% | 18.6% |
| John W Kendall Elem School Marion | 409 | 77.5% | 33.5% |
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 Valley Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #812 of 983 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #789 of 986 | #9 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #836 of 986 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #411 of 1,079 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #203 of 991 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #152 of 996 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #69 of 1,058 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #212 of 597 | #5 of 11 |
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
485
+84 (+21%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 485 | 36.2 | 13.4:1 | 76% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 33.9 | 13.4:1 | 74% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 86% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 77% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 44.7 | 13.1:1 | 89% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 89% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 76% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 42% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 17 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Grove Elementary School.
About Valley Grove Elementary School
Valley Grove Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Anderson, Indiana. It teaches 485 students in kindergarten through 5.
Anderson Community School Corp runs Valley Grove Elementary School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 6,181 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Valley Grove Elementary School, 49%, is White. Next come 23% Black, 18% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. That compares with about 84% White among all Madison County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The school has 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Of all students at Valley Grove Elementary School, 76% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Madison County is 52%.
Valley Grove Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Valley Grove Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.6% and a predicted 21.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Madison County show that median household income comes to about $63,037, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Madison County counts 32 public schools with about 18,227 students.
About 2.5 miles separate Valley Grove Elementary School from the closest public school, Tenth Street Elementary School. The five-mile area around Valley Grove Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Valley Grove Elementary School at 4th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 21% across 4 years, from 401 in 2020-21 to 485 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.4:1 to 13.4:1.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,900
Census ACS
Median income
$63,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,227 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson Community School Corp
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,768 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Tenth Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Anderson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 490 students
Other schools in Anderson
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,768 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Anderson Preparatory AcademyCombined · 777 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Tenth Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
Other Valley Grove Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Valley Grove Elementary. Valley Grove Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Valley Grove Elementary SchoolFranklin, PA · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Tenth Street Elementary School2.5 mi · 529
- Anderson Preparatory Academy3.6 mi · 777
- Anderson Intermediate School3.8 mi · 490
- Eastside Elementary School4.0 mi · 581
- Anderson High School4.1 mi · 1,768
- Daleville Elementary School4.2 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Valley Grove Elementary School?
Valley Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-05.
Is Valley Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Valley Grove Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Valley Grove Elementary School.
How diverse is Valley Grove Elementary School?
Valley Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 23% Black, 18% Two or more.
Is Valley Grove Elementary School public or private?
Valley Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anderson Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.