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Walnut Grove Elementary School

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Walnut Grove Elementary School ranks 229 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bargersville, Indiana, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 738 students. It 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.

Walnut Grove Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of Indiana elementary schools, with strong academic performance. The school's proficiency rates in ILEARN assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science are generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grades. For example, in 2024-2025, Walnut Grove's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 64.75% in ELA, 44.6% in Math, and 55.36% in Science, compared to the state averages of 40.8%, 41.5%, and 43.2%, respectively. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.5% in 2020-2021 to 19.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the Center Grove Community School Corporation average of 10% for the same period.

The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Walnut Grove Elementary has increased from 12.71% in 2021-2022 to 24.12% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite this, Walnut Grove Elementary generally outperforms the nearby Pleasant Grove Elementary and Sugar Grove Elementary schools in the Center Grove Community School Corporation in terms of academic proficiency rates. The school's higher per-student spending and slightly higher student-teacher ratio compared to the district average indicate that it is allocating more resources to support its students, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

735

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,072

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4079 North Morgantown Rd
Bargersville, IN 46106

(317) 887-4200

District: Center Grove Community School Corp

Students who attend Walnut Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Center Grove Middle School Central
High:	Center Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2021 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Indiana elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg58%

Indiana avg38%

229^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From top 16% (2021) to top 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	75.2	229 of 1005	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	138 of 1011	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	123 of 1016	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	107 of 1020	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	158 of 1016	84.4%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%

Science55%

Math54%

Social Studies44%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 2, 2022

My child had an incident on the bus where the bus driver told my son to punch another student in the face and proceeded to tell the said student he deserved it. Bus driver is still there no write up nothing, And both boys got suspended off the bus. Bullying is a big problem at walnut grove especially on the busses. Close Quote

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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
Walnut Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	4079 North Morgantown Rd	Bargersville	46106	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 887-4200	735	42	17.5	20.3%	612 (83.3%)	18 (2.4%)	40 (5.4%)	36 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	75.2	229^th of 1005 public elementary schools	77.2%		84	138^th of 1011 public elementary schools	86.4%	91	48.3	54.5	64.8		56.3	55.8	64.3	44.6		54.2	55.4		55.4	43.9	$9,072	$518	$8,553
Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	3623 W Whiteland Rd	Bargersville	46106	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 881-0561	755	38	19.7	22.4%	498 (66.0%)	42 (5.6%)	39 (5.2%)	148 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	87.1	118^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.3%		88	95^th of 1011 public elementary schools	90.6%	23	55.5	56.5	64.2		58.8	71.1	65.6	68.2		68.1	57.8		57.8	60.1	$9,169	$460	$8,709
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
Union Elementary School	Public	K-4	3990 W Division Rd	Bargersville	46106	Johnson County	Franklin Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 422-5223	165	11	15.0	24.2%	157 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	87.8	109^th of 1005 public elementary schools	89.2%		73.9	254^th of 1011 public elementary schools	74.9%	145	53.6	69.4			62.5	64.3	69.4			67.2	69.4		69.4		$12,852	$497	$12,355
Waverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8525 Waverly Rd	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	Mooresville Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-9218	404	22	18.7	49.0%	308 (76.2%)	44 (10.9%)	26 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	71.4	271^st of 1005 public elementary schools	73.0%		80.4	179^th of 1011 public elementary schools	82.3%	92	50.0	46.8	50.9	47.8	49.0	68.0	59.6	56.1	47.8	58.0	48.9	43.5	46.2	31.6	$11,664	$378	$11,286
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
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
Break-O-Day Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Sawmill Rd	New Whiteland	46184	Johnson County	Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 535-7536	499	29	17.0	59.3%	386 (77.4%)	16 (3.2%)	19 (3.8%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.6%)	55.3	457^th of 1005 public elementary schools	54.5%		62.8	377^th of 1011 public elementary schools	62.7%	80	35.8	56.4	44.4		46.8	40.3	37.6	44.4		40.5	50.5		50.5	27.8	$13,042	$817	$12,226
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
Whiteland Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Center St	Whiteland	46184	Johnson County	Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 535-4211	370	29	12.7	55.9%	266 (71.9%)	21 (5.7%)	13 (3.5%)	57 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	70.8	280^th of 1005 public elementary schools	72.1%		71.3	281^st of 1011 public elementary schools	72.2%	1	77.6	52.4	51.5		59.8	74.1	42.9	48.5		54.5	41.3		41.3	39.7	$16,420	$788	$15,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Grove Elementary School

What district is Walnut Grove Elementary School in?

Center Grove Community School Corp

What schools do graduates of Walnut Grove Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Center Grove Middle School Central
High : Center Grove High School

How many students attend Walnut Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Walnut Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Grove Elementary School?

Students at Walnut Grove Elementary School are 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Walnut Grove Elementary School a good school?

Walnut Grove Elementary School ranks 229^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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