Best Public Schools in Otwell, IN

Otwell, Indiana has only one public school in this data set: Otwell Miller Academy, a K–5 elementary school with 107 students. It is also its own district, also named Otwell Miller Academy. Because there is only one school, parents cannot compare it with local peers; the meaningful comparisons are to Indiana state averages and the school’s own past performance.

Otwell Miller Academy has notable strengths. Its chronic absenteeism rate in 2024–2025 was 1.7%, far below Indiana’s 16.7% — roughly one-tenth the state rate and about 15 percentage points lower. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade math proficiency was 63.64% (state: 51.9%), 4th grade science was 52.63% (state: 43.8%), and 3rd grade ELA was 45.45% (state: 40.8%). The school’s state rank also improved from 822 of 1,011 (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 631 of 1,015 (38th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026.

However, academic weaknesses remain. In 2025–2026, 5th grade proficiency was 0% in ELA, math, and social studies (state: 42.2%, 42%, and 47.2%). Overall ELA proficiency was 25%, down from 31.37% in 2024–2025, and 4th grade ELA was 31.58% (state: 42.2%). The school has 107 students, and 61.68% are eligible for free/reduced lunch; small grade-level cohorts mean one student can shift percentages substantially, so the 0% 5th grade results should be interpreted cautiously but still signal a serious upper-elementary concern. Per-student spending was $10,617 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.2 in 2024–2025.