Summary:
West Central Elementary School is the only elementary school in West Central School Corp, serving grades K–6 to 335 students in Francesville, Indiana. Because it is the district's sole elementary campus, its results are best read as a year-over-year and school-versus-state story rather than as a comparison among local schools.
Academically, math is the stronger subject. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 36.67% versus 24.44% in English/language arts (ELA), and math improved from 32.86% the prior year while ELA slipped from 29.05%. Third grade math is nearly at the state average (50% vs. 51.9%) and 6th grade math is within about 4 points (36.36% vs. 40.2%). The weak spots are 5th grade math (25% vs. 42%) and 4th grade math (37.14% vs. 52%). ELA trails the state at every tested grade: 3rd at 30.95% vs. 40.8%, 4th at 22.86% vs. 42.2%, 5th at 27.08% vs. 42.2%, and 6th at 18.18% vs. 41.3% — the largest gap. Science sits below state in 4th (34.29% vs. 43.8%) and 6th (32.73% vs. 41.2%). Fifth grade social studies jumped from 15.79% to 27.08%, still well under the state's 47.2%.
One clear strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the district's 16.2% and the state's 16.7%. Just over half of students (52.54%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $10,936 (2023–2024), and the student-teacher ratio is 13.6. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranked in the 31st percentile statewide in 2025–2026, up from 1 star and the 27th percentile in 2023–2024. The biggest opportunities for improvement are 6th grade ELA, 5th grade math and social studies, and 4th grade math and ELA.
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