Summary:
Ashley, Indiana, has exactly one public school, Country Meadow Elementary School, a PK–5 elementary with 314 students in the DeKalb County Ctl United School District. Because there are no middle or high schools in the area, students likely transition to other district schools after 5th grade, making this elementary the local foundation for later learning.
The school has a mixed profile. Its brightest spot is 4th grade, where 2025–2026 ILEARN ELA proficiency was 46.43% (above the state’s 42.2%) and math was 57.14% (above the state’s 52%). All-grade math also beat the district (46.27% vs. 39.84%), and chronic absenteeism was 12.8%, lower than both the district (13.1%) and state (16.7%). However, the school remains 2-star, while the district is 3-star. 3rd and 5th grade ELA and math are below state averages, 5th grade social studies was 35.71% (below district and state), and all-grade science dropped sharply from 50% to 37.5%.
Despite the weaknesses, the school is improving: all-grade ELA rose from 27.78% to 36.57%, and math rose from 36.11% to 46.27%. Its rank moved from 647th (36th percentile) in 2024–2025 to 555th (45th percentile) in 2025–2026, a gain of 92 places, but it is still below the district’s 52nd percentile. Nearly half of students (48.09%) receive free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $11,993, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. Overall, the school is in transition: improving in ELA and math, with a strong 4th grade and better-than-average attendance, but still facing significant gaps in 3rd and 5th grade achievement and a concerning science decline.
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