Summary:
Spencer-Owen Community Schools has one high school serving grades 9–12: Owen Valley Community High School, located at 622 W SR 46 in Spencer, Indiana, with 628 students. Because it is the only high school in this Spencer-Owen Community Schools data set, parents should focus on how the school compares with Indiana state averages and how its own results change over time.
The school’s strongest results are in completion and attendance. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 98.5%, well above Indiana’s 89.7%. Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, lower than the district’s 16.5% and the state’s 16.7%. It also has a 12.1 student-teacher ratio and 45.86% free/reduced lunch, with $12,835 per-student spending in 2023–2024. These suggest a favorable staffing ratio and a graduation/attendance profile that is stronger than the state.
Academic proficiency is the main area to watch. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 41.43% in 2025–2026, down from 50.98% in 2024–2025 and below the state’s 51.9%. SAT Mathematics was 17.86% in 2025–2026, down from 21.57% and below the state’s 25.6%; math is the weaker subject by a wide margin. Biology ILEARN improved from 30.82% to 38.04%, but the 2024–2025 result was 14.78 points below the state’s 45.6%. The school’s rank also slipped from 198 of 432, 54th percentile, 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 254 of 415, 39th percentile, 2 stars in 2025–2026, while the district profile is 163 of 374, 56th percentile, 3 stars. Overall, Owen Valley shows strong graduation and attendance outcomes, but recent SAT and ranking trends point to a need for academic proficiency growth.
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