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Sugar Grove Elementary School

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Sugar Grove Elementary School ranks 258 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Greenwood, Indiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 802 students. The school is part of the Center Grove Community School Corporation, which is ranked 23rd out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sugar Grove Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Indiana elementary schools, with a current ranking of 258 out of 1,005 schools. The school's performance on ILEARN assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the district average, but significantly above the state average in most subject areas and grade levels. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.1% in 2021-2022 to 19.2% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district average of 10.0%. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Sugar Grove Elementary School has increased from 21.99% in 2021-2022 to 33.88% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Sugar Grove Elementary School performs better academically than Douglas MacArthur Elementary and Glenns Valley Elementary, which are part of the Perry Township Schools district and have lower proficiency rates across all subject areas. However, Sugar Grove lags behind the other Center Grove Community School Corporation elementary schools, such as Center Grove Elementary and Pleasant Grove Elementary, in terms of academic performance and state rankings.

817

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,887

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4135 W Smith Valley Rd
Greenwood, IN 46142

(317) 887-4707

District: Center Grove Community School Corp

Students who attend Sugar Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Center Grove Middle School North
High:	Center Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

African American:

9.2%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Indiana median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Center Grove Community School Corp's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg58%

Indiana avg38%

258^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Center Grove Community School Corp

23^rd of 380Center Grove Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	258 of 1005	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	196 of 1011	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	187 of 1016	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	158 of 1020	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	380 of 1016	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	234 of 1031	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	133 of 1027	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	113 of 1033	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	176 of 1046	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	78 of 1040	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	76.7	181 of 1036	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	134 of 1035	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	194 of 1015	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	126 of 1025	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	118 of 1009	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	84.3	91 of 1003	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.6	34 of 996	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.1	57 of 985	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	81 of 961	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	61 of 959	93.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math58%

English Language Arts49%

Science49%

Social Studies45%+7 vs state

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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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
Sugar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4135 W Smith Valley Rd	Greenwood	46142	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 887-4707	817	46	17.6	35.6%	594 (72.7%)	75 (9.2%)	42 (5.1%)	45 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.5%)	72.8	258^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.3%		78.9	196^th of 1011 public elementary schools	80.6%	62	54.8	45.0	48.7	49.4	63.5	56.7	53.0	57.7	49.2	49.2	45.3	$10,887	$758	$10,129
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5199 W Fairview Rd	Greenwood	46142	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 887-8525	739	37	19.8	37.1%	567 (76.7%)	24 (3.2%)	46 (6.2%)	59 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.7%)	73	257^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.4%		80.7	178^th of 1011 public elementary schools	82.4%	79	50.8	51.4	55.7	52.5	50.0	69.2	45.2	54.2	50.5	50.5	47.8	$9,554	$579	$8,975
North Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	3280 W Fairview Rd	Greenwood	46142	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 881-5653	685	38	17.8	43.8%	418 (61.0%)	33 (4.8%)	76 (11.1%)	112 (16.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.0%)	82	160^th of 1005 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.3	170^th of 1011 public elementary schools	83.2%	10	58.1	54.5	57.8	56.9	64.3	64.2	52.1	59.9	50.4	50.4	64.8	$9,280	$701	$8,579
Center Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	2455 S Morgantown Rd	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 881-1720	691	36	19.3	15.9%	556 (80.5%)	29 (4.2%)	28 (4.1%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	87.7	111^th of 1005 public elementary schools	89.0%		88.4	88^th of 1011 public elementary schools	91.3%	23	69.9	57.9	65.8	65.0	83.2	71.1	64.1	73.5	50.0	50.0	48.7	$8,836	$349	$8,487
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	899 Honey Creek Rd	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Greenwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 859-4200	510	32	16.1	39.2%	367 (72.0%)	31 (6.1%)	43 (8.4%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	75.2	228^th of 1005 public elementary schools	77.3%		81.3	172^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	83.0%	56	54.2	48.1	50.0	50.8	69.9	64.6	53.2	62.1	48.1	48.1	41.5	$9,551	$317	$9,234
Glenns Valley Elementary School	Public	1-5	8239 Morgantown Rd	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-2800	533	37	14.5	70.0%	171 (32.1%)	36 (6.8%)	33 (6.2%)	271 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	56.7	437^th of 1005 public elementary schools	56.5%		69.1	306^th of 1011 public elementary schools	69.7%	131	41.1	36.9	43.5	40.3	54.7	49.2	49.5	50.9	37.7	37.7	37.6	$12,690	$997	$11,693
Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	619 W Smith Valley	Greenwood	46142	Johnson County	Greenwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 889-4090	550	33	16.6	49.8%	344 (62.5%)	45 (8.2%)	53 (9.6%)	54 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.8%)	58.4	426^th of 1005 public elementary schools	57.6%		68.3	314^th of 1011 public elementary schools	68.9%	112	40.8	37.0	45.5	41.4	56.1	42.0	44.4	47.8	37.0	37.0	48.5	$9,687	$328	$9,359
Pleasant Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 N 125 W	Whiteland	46184	Johnson County	Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 535-3244	578	40	14.4	60.0%	342 (59.2%)	50 (8.7%)	54 (9.3%)	91 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.7%)	73.2	255^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.6%		74.1	250^th of 1011 public elementary schools	75.3%	5	59.6	55.6	59.1	58.2	57.3	60.5	52.4	56.4	53.1	53.1	27.6	$11,384	$783	$10,601
Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	454 E. Stop 11 Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 789-3771	273	18	14.8	64.5%	83 (30.4%)	38 (13.9%)	41 (15.0%)	96 (35.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)												$12,177	$1,330	$10,846
Rosa Parks Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	7525 Wellingshire Blvd.	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 789-3771	295	17	16.8	61.7%	93 (31.5%)	45 (15.3%)	40 (13.6%)	98 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)								(n/a)												$12,405	$972	$11,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Grove Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sugar Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sugar Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Center Grove Middle School North
High : Center Grove High School

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Grove Elementary School?

Students at Sugar Grove Elementary School are 73% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Sugar Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Sugar Grove Elementary School.

Is Sugar Grove Elementary School a good school?

Sugar Grove Elementary School ranks 258^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sugar Grove Elementary School in?

Center Grove Community School Corp

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