Summary:
MSD Mount Vernon has three elementary schools — West Elementary School (PK–5), Marrs Elementary School (K–5), and Farmersville Elementary School (PK–5) — enrolling 923 students combined. The district, MSD Mount Vernon, ranks 67th of 374 Indiana districts, at the 82nd percentile with 4 stars, but that strong average masks wide differences among the three schools.
Marrs is the clear standout, ranking 55 of 1,015 in 2025–26 — 95th percentile, 5 stars — and holding 5-star status for three straight years. Its 2025–26 all-grade proficiency is far ahead of the others: 68.39% ELA, 75.48% math, and 68.52% science. Farmersville ranks 317 of 1,015 (69th percentile, 3 stars), down from the 89th percentile in each of the prior two years; its 2025–26 proficiency is 42.37% ELA, 57.63% math, and 56.76% science. West ranks 414 of 1,015 (59th percentile, 3 stars), down from the 81st percentile in 2023–24, with proficiency of 45.34% ELA, 44.72% math, and 46.30% science — below the district in all three subjects. West does show grade-level bright spots, including 3rd grade math at 58.18% and 4th grade ELA at 48.15%, both above state averages.
Chronic absenteeism is low at all three schools — Marrs 7.8%, Farmersville 9.6%, and West 11.5% — compared with the district's 14.2% and the state's 16.7%. Marrs and Farmersville serve similar free/reduced lunch populations (30.64% and 27.9%), yet Marrs outperforms Farmersville by large margins, suggesting school-level factors matter. West has the highest poverty rate (60.29%), the highest student-teacher ratio (13.7), and the highest per-student spending ($13,592), but the lowest overall outcomes, while Farmersville spends the least ($12,158).
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