Summary
Everton Elementary School is a K–6 school in Connersville, Indiana, enrolling 266 students as part of the Fayette County School Corporation. It serves a high-poverty student body — 63.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — with per-pupil spending of $12,291 and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5.
The school's standout strength is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 10.2% is the lowest in its district, well under the state average of 16.7%, and roughly a fifth of the rate at Grandview Elementary School (50.1%), a nearby Fayette County school with similar poverty levels. Absenteeism has also improved sharply, down from 17.6% three years ago. Two other numbers are worth watching. Spending has climbed 23% over four years, yet the school's statewide rank moved only from the 42nd to the 46th percentile in that time. And class size is drifting upward, from a ratio of 15.3 to 17.5, even though enrollment is stable.
Academically, Everton sits mid-pack: 34% of students passed ELA, 44% math, and 36.1% science in 2025–26, placing it 546th of 1,015 elementary schools (46th percentile, 2 stars). Results split sharply by grade. Third-grade ELA proficiency is 9.68%, far below the district's 23.87%, while grades 5 and 6 beat both district and state in ELA and math. Nearby schools show that money alone doesn't decide outcomes: Fayette Central Elementary, in the same district, serves higher-poverty students with lower spending yet ranks at the 75th percentile with 4 stars. Against its closest demographic peer, Eastview Elementary School, Everton comes out ahead on ELA, science, rank, and attendance. After recovering from a 1-star low in 2021–22, the school has held in the mid-40s for three straight years.
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