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Mount Carmel School

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Mount Carmel School ranks 192 nd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Mount Carmel School is a public elementary school serving 224 students in grades K-6 in Cedar Grove, Indiana, which is part of the Franklin County Community School Corporation. This school consistently outperforms its district and the state of Indiana on key metrics, making it a standout in the region.

Mount Carmel School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 62.07% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ILEARN Math in 2024-2025, compared to 38.27% for the district and 51.5% statewide. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch than the district average. Additionally, Mount Carmel School spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than the district, suggesting it allocates resources effectively to support student learning and well-being.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Laurel School and Brookville Elementary School, which are also part of the Franklin County Community School Corporation, Mount Carmel School stands out as a high-performing institution. The school's consistent academic excellence, low chronic absenteeism, and efficient resource allocation make it an attractive option for families in the Cedar Grove area.

213

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,736

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6178 Johnson Fork Rd
Cedar Grove, IN 47016

(765) 647-4191

District: Franklin County Community School Corp

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Indiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg38%

Indiana avg38%

192^nd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Community School Corp

164^th of 380Franklin County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	192 of 1005	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	150 of 1011	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	322 of 1016	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	259 of 1020	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	201 of 1016	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	192 of 1031	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	305 of 1027	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	295 of 1033	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	60.9	459 of 1046	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.1	593 of 1040	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.0	746 of 1036	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.9	647 of 1035	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	582 of 1015	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	667 of 1025	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.3	578 of 1009	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	511 of 1003	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.2	393 of 996	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	412 of 985	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	230 of 961	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	62.2	375 of 959	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.6	138 of 326	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2018	69.0	144 of 473	69.6%	★★★★☆
2017	49.3	276 of 472	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	328 of 494	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.6	282 of 485	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.4	305 of 470	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	69.4	124 of 444	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	62.6	178 of 447	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.2	235 of 451	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.1	159 of 428	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.4	91 of 423	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	68.0	106 of 392	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	76 of 382	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	91 of 375	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	53.8	196 of 370	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	70.3	51 of 222	77.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math62%

Science57%

Social Studies50%+12 vs state

English Language Arts48%

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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
Mount Carmel School	Public	K-6	6178 Johnson Fork Rd	Cedar Grove	47016	Franklin County	Franklin County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 647-4191	213	15	14.6	37.1%	206 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	79	192^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	80.9%		83.1	150^th of 1011 public elementary schools	85.2%	42	51.4	48.2	50.0	42.3	48.3	64.9	66.7	61.5	53.9	62.1	59.3	53.9	56.6	50.0	$12,736	$452	$12,284
Brookville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10160 Oxford Pike	Brookville	47012	Franklin County	Franklin County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 647-3503	487	32	15.4	44.4%	470 (96.5%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51.8	487^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.5%		53.3	490^th of 1011 public elementary schools	51.5%	3	25.9	48.4	35.9		35.8	53.1	58.1	29.5		46.2	56.5		56.5	30.8	$10,941	$335	$10,605
North Dearborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27650 Sawmill Road	West Harrison	47060	Dearborn County	Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 576-1900	793	50	15.7	22.1%	757 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	87.5	115^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.6%		91	63^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	93.8%	52	60.3	63.5	55.0		59.6	66.4	75.2	54.3		65.3	67.2		67.2	61.2	$11,454	$603	$10,851
College Corner Union Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Ramsey St	College Corner	45003	Union County	Union County/Clg Corner Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 732-3183	287	20	14.7	47.4%	273 (95.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	59.7	406^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.6%		53.7	487^th of 1011 public elementary schools	51.8%	81	45.2	51.7	25.6		42.0	61.9	53.5	30.2		49.0	55.2		55.2	32.6	$10,164	$765	$9,399
Bright Elementary School	Public	K-5	22593 State Line Rd	Lawrenceburg	47025	Dearborn County	Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 637-4600	534	35	15.0	20.2%	509 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	67	318^th of 1005 public elementary schools	68.4%		67.1	328^th of 1011 public elementary schools	67.6%	10	55.9	47.1	40.9		48.3	60.8	51.0	35.2		49.7	51.0		51.0	47.7	$11,336	$504	$10,833
Sunman Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 N Meridian	Sunman	47041	Ripley County	Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 623-2235	327	24	13.4	34.9%	309 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	63.5	357^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.5%		57.4	443^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	56.2%	86	52.1	35.3	50.8		46.3	62.5	43.1	47.7		50.6	39.2		39.2	43.8	$14,254	$823	$13,431
Everton Elementary School	Public	K-6	2440 E Everton Rd	Connersville	47331	Fayette County	Fayette County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 825-5840	266	15	17.5	63.5%	254 (95.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	47.8	542^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	46.1%		49.5	529^th of 1011 public elementary schools	47.7%	13	23.1	42.9	39.0	47.2	37.8	30.8	51.4	36.6	25.0	35.8	28.6	50.0	39.4	39.0	$12,291	$2,231	$10,061
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Eaton St	Liberty	47353	Union County	Union County/Clg Corner Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 458-5521	367	27	13.8	56.1%	348 (94.8%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	76.5	215^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.6%		73.7	256^th of 1011 public elementary schools	74.7%	41	46.0	45.1	57.6		50.0	61.2	51.9	64.4		59.4	54.9		54.9	54.2	$10,712	$648	$10,065
Manchester Elementary School	Public	K-6	9387 Sr 48	Aurora	47001	Dearborn County	South Dearborn Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 926-1140	145	10	14.5	45.5%	140 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	54.9	461^st of 1005 public elementary schools	54.1%		61.9	390^th of 1011 public elementary schools	61.4%	71	44.4	40.9	18.8	42.9	37.7	55.6	68.2	25.0	38.1	48.1	59.1	38.1	48.8	6.3	$13,400	$1,090	$12,309
Laurel School	Public	PK, KG-6	13246 Sr 121	Laurel	47024	Franklin County	Franklin County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 698-3851	245	20	12.5	62.0%	240 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	39.8	626^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.7%		46.1	569^th of 1011 public elementary schools	43.7%	57	34.4	12.9	22.6	52.8	31.5	37.5	19.4	25.8	52.8	34.6	32.3	41.7	37.3	19.4	$12,848	$1,480	$11,368

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Carmel School

How many students attend Mount Carmel School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Mount Carmel School.

Is Mount Carmel School a good school?

Mount Carmel School ranks 192^nd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mount Carmel School in?

Franklin County Community School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Mount Carmel School?

Students at Mount Carmel School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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