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Throop Elementary School

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Throop Elementary School ranks 529 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Throop Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Paoli, Indiana, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 714 students. The school is part of the Paoli Community School Corp district, which is ranked 215 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Throop Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.9% to 19.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are also generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math at 37.64% and 39.15%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 40.3% and 51.5% in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Throop Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.88% to 61.38% over the past few years, suggesting a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Throop Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Northeast Dubois Intermediate School, which is 19 miles away, it becomes evident that Throop Elementary is underperforming in several areas. Northeast Dubois Intermediate School has significantly higher test scores and a lower chronic absenteeism rate than Throop Elementary. Despite Throop Elementary School's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $9,731 to $11,826 over the past few years, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 13.4, these factors do not seem to be translating into improved student outcomes.

693

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,928

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Elm St
Paoli, IN 47454

(812) 723-3537

District: Paoli Community School Corp

Students who attend Throop Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Paoli Junior & Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2023 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2023) to 47th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Indiana avg38%

529^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 380Paoli 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	529 of 1005	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	442 of 1011	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	384 of 1016	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	393 of 1020	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	531 of 1016	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	547 of 1031	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	618 of 1027	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	600 of 1033	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	680 of 1046	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	731 of 1040	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.3	681 of 1036	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	643 of 1035	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	459 of 1015	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	409 of 1025	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.5	314 of 1009	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.2	496 of 1003	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.6	477 of 996	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.7	368 of 985	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	392 of 961	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.1	519 of 959	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.2	167 of 326	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science47%

Math39%

English Language Arts38%

Social Studies29%-10 vs state

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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
Throop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Elm St	Paoli	47454	Orange County	Paoli Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 723-3537	693	51	13.5	51.7%	655 (94.5%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	49	529^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.4%		57.5	442^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	56.3%	87	28.0	32.0	35.8	56.5	37.6	54.8	43.3	22.5	32.9	39.2	34.0	61.2	46.7	28.8	$10,928	$2,664	$8,264
Springs Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	356 S Larry Bird Blvd	French Lick	47432	Orange County	Springs Valley Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 936-4820	432	26	16.6	52.5%	378 (87.5%)	10 (2.3%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	64.1	351^st of 1005 public elementary schools	65.1%		66	344^th of 1011 public elementary schools	66.0%	7	51.9	45.5	42.2		46.3	40.7	79.6	51.6		55.6	52.3		52.3	29.7	$11,404	$1,176	$10,228
Orleans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	637 E Washington St	Orleans	47452	Orange County	Orleans Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 865-2688	499	35	14.4	54.7%	472 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	31.4	717^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.7%		36.2	666^th of 1011 public elementary schools	34.1%	51	20.0	21.7	42.4	34.0	28.5	30.7	21.7	27.1	15.1	24.2	26.1	35.9	30.3	48.3	$10,588	$1,418	$9,170
Burris Elementary School	Public	3-5	1755 Hancock Ave	Mitchell	47446	Lawrence County	Mitchell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 849-2509	320	23	13.7	64.4%	307 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	37.3	648^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.5%		36.7	663^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	34.4%	15	29.1	32.3	28.7		29.9	50.4	33.3	28.7		38.0	40.4		40.4	27.8	$32,630	$1,980	$30,650
Hatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1081 Teke Burton Dr	Mitchell	47446	Lawrence County	Mitchell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 849-3834	396	31	12.6	58.8%	368 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)															$31,546	$3,168	$28,377
West Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8030 W Batt Rd	Campbellsburg	47108	Washington County	West Washington School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 755-4934	523	38	13.9	56.4%	500 (95.6%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	89.5	88^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.7	50^th of 1011 public elementary schools	95.1%	38	66.7	57.4	68.8	62.7	64.1	71.0	64.7	75.3	79.7	72.5	48.5	55.9	52.0	71.4	$12,240	$1,053	$11,187
West Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 W Patoka School Rd	Eckerty	47116	Crawford County	Crawford County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 338-2916	170	9	18.2	68.8%	162 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	42.7	592^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	41.1%		51.2	517^th of 1011 public elementary schools	48.9%	75	37.9	21.7	33.3		31.7	72.4	34.8	26.7		45.1	34.8		34.8	30.0	$13,573	$2,614	$10,959
East Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	518 Speed Rd	Milltown	47145	Crawford County	Crawford County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 633-4335	233	14	16.2	59.2%	228 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	73.7	252^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	74.9%		81.3	171^st of 1011 public elementary schools	83.1%	81	34.1	44.7	56.4		44.6	65.9	52.6	71.8		63.6	50.0		50.0	64.1	$11,910	$1,539	$10,371
Shoals Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11749 Ironton Rd	Shoals	47581	Martin County	Shoals Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 247-2085	276	16	17.8		271 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	25.3	774^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.0%		31.2	720^th of 1011 public elementary schools	28.8%	54	14.0	23.5	30.6		23.0	30.2	29.4	26.5		28.6	20.6		20.6	32.7	$12,434	$962	$11,472
Northeast Dubois Intermediate School	Public	3-6	4550 N Fourth St	Dubois	47527	Dubois County	Northeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 678-2181	240	14	17.1	30.8%	227 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	72.4	261^st of 1005 public elementary schools	74.0%		74.5	241^st of 1011 public elementary schools	76.2%	20	37.8	50.0	28.6	41.2	39.2	71.6	76.6	49.0	54.4	63.0	61.7	58.8	60.0	42.9	$7,589	$189	$7,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Throop Elementary School

What district is Throop Elementary School in?

Paoli Community School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Throop Elementary School?

Students at Throop Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Throop Elementary School a good school?

Throop Elementary School ranks 529^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Throop Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Throop Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Throop Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Throop Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Paoli Junior & Senior High School

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