Summary
V O Isom Central Elementary School is a K–5 school with 381 students in Greenwood, Indiana, part of the Greenwood Community School Corp district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 569th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (44th percentile, 2 stars), well below its district's 75th percentile, 4-star standing. After peaking at 71st percentile in 2017–2018, it fell to 23rd percentile (1 star) in 2024–2025, then rebounded to 44th.
All-grade proficiency was 38.92% in ELA, 38.32% in math, 42.59% in science, and 38.18% in 5th-grade social studies, against district figures of 50.22%, 45.97%, 48.85%, and 51.57%. Isom is the lowest-ranked elementary among its same-district peers: Westwood Elementary School (76th percentile, 4 stars), Greenwood Northeast Elementary School (75th, 4 stars), and Southwest Elementary School (62nd, 3 stars) all outrank it and beat it in ELA, math, and science. Math is the sharpest weakness. Resources do not appear to be the constraint — Isom spends $11,938 per student with a 14.3 student-teacher ratio, more favorable than Westwood or Southwest — yet chronic absenteeism (13.8%) tops the district (11.7%) and all same-district peers. Pleasant Crossing Elementary, with nearly identical poverty (60.03% free/reduced lunch) and spending ($11,384), posts far higher ELA (61.98%) and math (64.64%).
Grade-level results show both promise and gaps. 4th-grade ELA is the standout at 50.00%, above district (46.23%) and state (42.2%). 3rd-grade ELA (41.38%) edges above the state but trails the district. 5th grade is the biggest concern — 25.45% in ELA, 29.09% in math, and 38.18% in social studies, all far below district and, in ELA and math, below state averages — and 3rd-grade math (36.21%) is also well below both. Bottom line: Isom is improving, with a genuine bright spot in 4th-grade ELA, but math and 5th grade need the most attention, and the school's funding and class size suggest the work is about instruction and attendance rather than money.
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