Summary:
Eckerty, Indiana has just one public school in this data: West Crawford Elementary School, serving grades PK–5 with 170 students in the Crawford County Community School Corp. The area summary lists 1 elementary school, 0 middle schools, 0 high schools, and 0 alternative schools, so West Crawford is the entire local school footprint, and older students travel elsewhere for secondary school. The school reports 68.82% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending of $13,573 (2023–2024), and a student-teacher ratio of 18.2 (2024–2025).
The standout strength here is attendance. Chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025 was 12.2%, below the district's 12.7% and well below Indiana's 16.7% — a notable result given the school's poverty indicators. Math is the stronger academic subject: overall math proficiency was 48.57% in 2025–2026, only 3.24 percentage points behind the district's 51.81%. Third-grade math (57.14%) topped both the district (50%) and the state (51.9%), and fifth-grade math (44.44%) also beat the district (39.76%) and state (42%). Fifth-grade social studies improved from 30% to 38.89%, edging just past the district's 37.35%, though still under the state's 47.2%.
Literacy and science are the clear concerns. Overall ELA proficiency was 18.57% — 21.43 percentage points below the district's 40% — and science was 25% versus the district's 41.21%. Science fell from 34.78% the prior year, and ELA dropped from 31.71%. The school's state rank slipped across three reported years, from 517 of 1,011 (49th percentile) to 592 of 1,005 (41st) to 689 of 1,015 (32nd), holding a 2-star rating. The district itself ranks 198 of 374 (47th percentile, 2 stars), so West Crawford currently sits below its district's overall standing — a school with dependable attendance and real math bright spots, but pressing ELA and science gaps.
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