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Shoals Community Elementary School

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Shoals Community Elementary School ranks 673 rd of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Shoals Community Elementary School is a small PK–5 school serving 276 students in the rural community of Shoals, Indiana, part of the Shoals Community School Corp. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 673rd of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (34th percentile, 2 stars), up from the 23rd percentile the year before, though still below its historical peak of the 50th percentile in 2016–2017. It is also a relative bright spot within its own district, which ranks 285th of 374 (24th percentile, 1 star).

Academically, results are mixed. In 2025–2026, 31.58% of students were proficient in English language arts, 36.28% in math, and 32.5% in science. ELA and math were above district averages, but science fell below the district and most nearby schools. Grade levels vary widely: 4th grade scored above the state in ELA (47.5% vs. 42.2%) and math (57.5% vs. 52%), while 5th grade was far below the state, with ELA and math both at 14.71% against state marks near 42%. Fifth-grade social studies (29.41% vs. 47.2%) is another weak spot. Class sizes are also relatively large, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.8.

Attendance is a genuine strength: chronic absenteeism was 10.3%, well below the district's 28.6% and the state's 16.7%. Nearby schools with similar poverty levels show stronger results — Springs Valley Elementary School and Throop Elementary School both outperformed Shoals across subjects, despite spending less. Shoals spent $12,434 per student in 2023–2024, more than Barr Reeve Elementary School, Loogootee Elementary School, and Springs Valley, suggesting that funding alone does not determine outcomes. Overall, the school is improving but faces real challenges in 5th grade, science, and social studies.

276

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,434

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11749 Ironton Rd
Shoals, IN 47581

(812) 247-2085

District: Shoals Community School Corp

Students who attend Shoals Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shoals Middle School
High:	Shoals Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

!Social Studies scores 18 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg26%

Indiana avg47%

673^rd of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

285^th of 374Shoals 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	673 of 1015	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	774 of 1005	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	720 of 1011	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	711 of 1016	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	640 of 1020	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	636 of 1016	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	714 of 1031	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	559 of 1027	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	518 of 1033	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	527 of 1046	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.4	497 of 1040	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	458 of 1036	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.0	526 of 1035	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	712 of 1015	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	669 of 1025	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.3	577 of 1009	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	703 of 1003	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	720 of 996	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.1	666 of 985	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.7	761 of 961	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	816 of 959	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	61.4	131 of 326	59.8%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math36%

Science32%

English Language Arts32%

Social Studies29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th 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
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%)	35.3	673^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	33.7%		25.3	774^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.0%	101	30.0	47.5	14.7				31.6	33.3	57.5	14.7				36.3	32.5		32.5	29.4	$12,434	$962	$11,472
Loogootee Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 Costello Dr	Loogootee	47553	Martin County	Loogootee Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 295-2833	310	20	15.2	38.1%	294 (94.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	75.9	224^th of 1015 public elementary schools	77.9%		78.2	200^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.1%	24	44.1	49.0					46.4	59.3	70.6					64.6	72.6		72.6		$10,013	$549	$9,464
Springs Valley Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	64.2	353^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	65.2%		64.1	351^st of 1005 public elementary schools	65.1%	2	54.1	42.3	46.8				48.1	73.8	44.2	55.3				58.8	40.4		40.4	40.4	$11,404	$1,176	$10,228
Barr Reeve Elementary School	Public	K-5	627 N 3rd St	Montgomery	47558	Daviess County	Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 486-3224	507	37	13.7	31.4%	476 (93.9%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	89.1	79^th of 1015 public elementary schools	92.2%		80.3	178^th of 1005 public elementary schools	82.3%	99	63.2	64.2	56.5				61.2	68.4	69.1	71.8				69.8	66.7		66.7	75.3	$11,944	$810	$11,134
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%)	66.7	324^th of 1015 public elementary schools	68.1%		72.4	261^st of 1005 public elementary schools	74.0%	63	40.0	35.6	31.1	42.2			37.2	70.0	58.9	55.6	57.8			61.0	50.7	46.7	49.2	60.0	$7,589	$189	$7,400
Northeast Dubois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5533 E St Raphael St	Dubois	47527	Dubois County	Northeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 678-3011	235	16	15.1	31.1%	219 (93.2%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																			$14,156	$672	$13,484
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
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%)	31.9	702^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	30.8%		37.3	648^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.5%	54	38.9	18.0	31.0				29.0	53.1	24.6	28.3				35.3	27.1		27.1	37.4	$32,630	$1,980	$30,650
Lawrence County Independent Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	223 Old Farm Road	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Independent Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 277-9803	205	15	13.6	63.4%	186 (90.7%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	37.6	644^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.6%		25.5	771^st of 1005 public elementary schools	23.3%	127	21.1	42.9	23.5	23.5	36.4	16.7	28.9	57.9	46.4	23.5	17.7	18.2	8.3	32.7	42.9	23.5	35.6	29.4	$14,437	$4,483	$9,954
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%)	37.3	648^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.4	717^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.7%	69	35.4	23.4	33.3	33.9			31.1	43.1	28.6	25.8	30.4			31.8	35.1	44.6	39.1	40.9	$10,588	$1,418	$9,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Shoals Community Elementary School

Is Shoals Community Elementary School a good school?

Shoals Community Elementary School ranks 673^rd of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shoals Community Elementary School?

Students at Shoals Community Elementary School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shoals Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Shoals Community Elementary School.

What district is Shoals Community Elementary School in?

Shoals Community School Corp

What schools do graduates of Shoals Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shoals Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shoals Middle School
High : Shoals Community High School

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026

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