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Spencer-Owen Community Schools

At a glance

163^rdof 374 Indiana districts▲ 49

Better than 56% of Indiana districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

205 E Hillside
Spencer, IN 47460·(812) 829-2233·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 56.4% of districts

Schools

2,156

Students

Top rankedMcCormick's Creek Elementary School241^st of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

McCormick's Creek Elementary School up 142 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Owen Valley Middle School 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Spencer-Owen Community Schools serves about 2,156 students from elementary through high school across six schools in Indiana—four elementary, one middle, and one high school, with no alternative schools. Elementary enrollment is 1,207 students (56.0%), middle school 321 (14.9%), and high school 628 (29.1%). The district ranks 163rd of 374 Indiana districts, in the 56th percentile with 3 stars.

McCormick’s Creek Elementary School is the standout: 241st of 1,015 elementary schools (76th percentile, 4 stars), with the best elementary ILEARN results—ELA 51.72%, math 56.65%, science 54.26%. Owen Valley Middle School is 185th of 486 (62nd percentile, 3 stars), with solid ELA (47.49%) but weak math (28.09%). Owen Valley Community High School has a 98.5% graduation rate, but its SAT scores trail the state and its rank fell from the 54th percentile in 2023-24 to the 39th in 2025-26. Gosport Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch (71.81%) and absenteeism (22.4%), yet strong math (50.79%) and science (60.00%), including 6th-grade math and science at 71.43%. Spencer Elementary School is the largest elementary (521 students), with excellent 4th-grade results but weaker 5th and 6th grades. Patricksburg Elementary School is the smallest (147 students), spends the most per student ($14,504), but ranks in the 45th percentile with lower overall outcomes.

For parents, elementary performance varies widely: McCormick’s Creek is at the 76th percentile, while Patricksburg is at the 45th, and all-grade ELA ranges from 33.33% at Gosport to 51.72% at McCormick’s Creek. Chronic absenteeism is above district and state rates at Gosport (22.4%), Patricksburg (19.3%), Spencer (17.9%), and Owen Valley Middle (17.6%); it is below both at Owen Valley Community High (14.1%) and McCormick’s Creek (14.8%). Higher spending does not clearly predict better results. Most schools improved their 2025-26 rank compared with 2023-24, but the high school declined. The district is above median overall, though the high school is below median and middle school math is a clear weak point.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCormick's Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	1601 Flatwoods Rd	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 828-6000	390	26	14.9	44.6%	365 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	74.5	241^st of 1015 public elementary schools	76.3%		61	383^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	61.9%	142			50.9	53.5	46.3	56.9			51.7	58.2	65.1	48.2	56.9			56.7	62.8	47.1	54.3	46.3		95.3%		$12,757	$810	$11,947
Gosport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9th St	Gosport	47433	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 879-4694	149	12	12.9	71.8%	134 (89.9%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	53.6	480^th of 1015 public elementary schools	52.7%		41.5	605^th of 1005 public elementary schools	39.8%	125			30.8	31.3	30.0	42.9			33.3	53.9	50.0	35.0	71.4			50.8	50.0	71.4	60.0	30.0		94.7%		$14,288	$2,024	$12,265
Owen Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	626 W St Hwy 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2249	321	27	11.8	52.3%	303 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	59	185^th of 486 public middle schools	61.9%		48.6	247^th of 480 public middle schools	48.5%	62							47.6	47.4	47.5					29.9	26.3	28.1								$13,365	$883	$12,483
Owen Valley Community High School	Public	9-12	622 W Sr 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2266	628	52	12.1	45.9%	580 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	39.4	254^th of 415 public high schools	38.8%		45.8	227^th of 429 public high schools	47.1%	27	41.4	17.9																			38.0			$14,507	$922	$13,584
Patricksburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	Hwy 246	Patricksburg	47455	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 859-4525	147	12	12.7	68.0%	141 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	46.2	559^th of 1015 public elementary schools	44.9%		37.2	650^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.3%	91			33.3	31.3	35.3	45.0			36.6	44.4	31.3	35.3	45.0			39.4	25.0	40.0	33.3	47.1		100%		$13,965	$1,477	$12,487
Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	151 Hillside Ave	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 829-2253	521	37	14.0	58.5%	464 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	50.5	518^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.0%		42.8	590^th of 1005 public elementary schools	41.3%	72			49.1	63.9	30.0	28.4			43.3	54.6	65.1	24.3	23.0			41.8	56.6	20.3	39.5	31.4		86.2%		$12,694	$782	$11,912

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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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