Summary
Williamsport Elementary School is a K–6 public school in the small town of Williamsport, Indiana, serving 174 students as part of MSD Warren County. In 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranks it 662nd of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools — the 35th percentile, with 2 stars — while its district ranks 156th of 374 districts (58th percentile, 3 stars), so the school currently sits below its own district's overall standing. Its history shows a long slide from a high of the 66th percentile with 3 stars in 2015–2016; recent years have hovered in the 30s–40s percentile range with 2 stars.
Within the district, Williamsport is the clear lower performer: Pine Village Elementary School (99th percentile, 5 stars) scores roughly 40–50 points higher in ELA, Math, and Science despite similar spending and a nearly identical student-teacher ratio, and Warren Central Elementary School (54th percentile, 3 stars) beats it in all three subjects. Nearby, Attica Elementary School sits in a similar low band, but Williamsport has lower chronic absenteeism, higher ELA and Science, and much stronger 5th grade Social Studies. Williamsport trails Covington Elementary School, Southeast Fountain Elementary School, Otterbein Elementary School, and Mintonye Elementary School in all-grade ELA and Math. Notably, it spends $12,194 per student — more than several higher-performing peers — and its student-teacher ratio of 11.6 is lower than most nearby schools.
The most pressing signals are low proficiency and rising absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism climbed from 6.9% in 2020–2021 to 15.8% in 2024–2025, above the district's 13.6%. Free/reduced lunch is 65.52%. On 2025–2026 ILEARN all-grade proficiency, Williamsport scored 29.81% in ELA, 28.85% in Math, and 35.56% in Science — all below district averages of 40.25%, 39.63%, and 50.5%. Early grades are weakest, with 3rd grade Math at 16.67% and 3rd grade ELA at 23.33%. Bright spots include 6th grade Math and 6th grade Science, both at 42.31% and above their state averages, plus 5th grade Social Studies, up from 17.95% in 2022–2023 to 44.83%. With only 174 students, any single grade-level result can swing easily, so multi-year trends are more meaningful.
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