Summary:
The city of Rome City, Indiana has only one elementary school, Rome City Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the East Noble School Corporation.
Rome City Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Indiana elementary schools over the past 3 school years, indicating persistent challenges in academic achievement. The school's performance on ILEARN assessments is generally below state and district averages across English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 33.75% in ELA, 29.49% in Math, and 30.3% in Science, compared to state averages of 40.3%, 51.5%, and 43.2% respectively.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1 and higher per-student spending of $12,786 for the 2023-2024 school year, the academic outcomes remain below average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 50% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% in the same year. These factors may contribute to the school's ongoing struggles and suggest the need for targeted interventions to address the root causes of the low academic performance.
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