Elementary Schools in Paoli Community School Corp

Summary:

The Paoli Community School Corp district in Indiana has only one elementary school, Throop Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district average, but lags behind the state averages in several grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts and Social Studies.

Throop Elementary School's overall ILEARN/English Language Arts proficiency rate for all grades in 2024-2025 is 37.64%, which is slightly higher than the district average of 37.62%, but lower than the state average of 40.3%. In math, the school's overall ILEARN proficiency rate for all grades in 2024-2025 is 39.15%, which is higher than the district average of 36.33%. However, the school's ILEARN/Social Studies proficiency rate for 5th grade in 2024-2025 is 28.75%, which is lower than the state average of 38.5%.

The school's performance in Science is stronger, with a proficiency rate of 46.7% for all grades in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state averages of 43.2% for 4th grade and 42.4% for 6th grade. Additionally, Throop Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 48.88% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which is higher than the state average. The school's lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to state averages may indicate a focus on providing additional resources and support to students.

District Detail

501 Elm St - Ofc Supt
Paoli, IN 47454

(812) 723-4717

SchoolDigger Rank:
215^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,235

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Throop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Elm St	Paoli	47454	Orange County	Paoli Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 723-3537	693	51	13.5	51.7%	655 (94.5%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	49	529^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.4%		57.5	442^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	56.3%	87	28.0	32.0	35.8	56.5	37.6	54.8	43.3	22.5	32.9	39.2	34.0	61.2	46.7	28.8	$10,928	$2,664	$8,264

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Orleans Community Schools	7.83 mi	2	256^th
Mitchell Community Schools	12.86 mi	4	274^th
West Washington School Corp	13.3 mi	2	82^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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