Veale Elementary School

Veale Elementary School is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in Washington, Indiana, run under Washington Community Schools, with 81 students on its rolls from grades K through 4. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Veale Elementary School sits 81% leaner than that benchmark.

Washington Community Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,639 students; Veale Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Veale Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Daviess County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Veale Elementary School reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Daviess County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, Veale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 57.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Daviess County indicate median household income runs about $68,503, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Daviess County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), of which Veale Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Washington Primary, roughly 4.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Veale Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.6%.

Veale Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Veale Elementary School has fell 53%, going from 173 students in 2018 to 81 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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