Summary
Vogel Elementary School is a K–6 public school in Evansville, Indiana, enrolling 484 students at 1500 Oak Hill Rd as part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
In 2025–26, Vogel Elementary School ranked 464th of 1,015 Indiana schools—54th percentile with 3 stars—its best result since 2017–18 and a rise from 44th percentile in 2024–25, 48th in 2023–24, 47th in 2022–23, and 43rd in 2020–21. That is stronger than its district, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, which is 258th of 374 districts, in the 31st percentile with 2 stars. Vogel’s all-grade proficiency is above district averages in ELA (42.54% vs. 34.34%), Math (43.87% vs. 34.47%), and Science (42.96% vs. 32.88%); 5th-grade Social Studies is the exception at 34.43%, below the district’s 36.31% and the state’s 47.2%. Among nearby schools, Vogel is the highest-ranked and the only 3-star school; it also leads Stringtown Elementary School, Hebron Elementary School, and Harper Elementary School in all-grade ELA, Math, and Science. Several nearby schools—Fairlawn Elementary School, Evans School, Dexter Elementary School, and Lincoln School—are in the bottom 10% of the state.
Context indicators are mostly favorable. Chronic absenteeism was 16.9% in 2024–25, below the district’s 21.5% and essentially at the state’s 16.7%; Fairlawn Elementary School and Stringtown Elementary School were slightly lower, while Evans School, Dexter Elementary School, Lincoln School, and Hebron Elementary School were higher. Free/reduced-price lunch was 54.96%, down from 63.51% in 2023–24 and 63.86% in 2022–23; per-pupil spending was $11,858 in 2023–24, up from $9,807 in 2020–21; and the student-teacher ratio improved to 14. Academically, upper-grade ELA and science are strengths: 5th-grade ELA was 47.54% and 6th-grade ELA was 50%, both above state figures, and 6th-grade science was 47.3%, above the state’s 41.2%. Math is strong in 3rd grade (51.52%) and 4th grade (52.94%), but weaker in 5th (36.07%) and 6th (35.14%), where state comparisons are below average even though district comparisons are favorable. Social studies remains the most persistent weak spot. Overall, Vogel is the strongest performer among the listed nearby schools, with broad recent improvement and watch areas in upper-grade math and 5th-grade social studies.
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