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Fort Branch Community School

Public Grades K-8
197th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 80% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Fort Branch Community School is a public elementary school serving 576 students in grades K-8 in the South Gibson School Corporation district in Fort Branch, Indiana. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of Indiana elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Branch Community School generally performs above the state and district averages in ILEARN assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 50.65% of students proficient or better in ELA and 58.96% in Math, compared to the district's 51.43% and 60.04% respectively. However, the school has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.2% to 19.2% over the past few years, which is an area the school could focus on improving. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in free/reduced lunch recipients, from 27.02% in 2021-2022 to 36.46% in 2023-2024, suggesting it serves a population with higher socioeconomic needs.

When compared to other schools in the South Gibson School Corporation district, Fort Branch Community School generally performs on par or slightly better in test scores. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the region, such as Haubstadt Community School and Elberfeld Elementary School. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 17.8, which is higher than the nearby Haubstadt Community School (17.1) and North Elementary School (13.8).

577
Students ?
16.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,803
Per pupil spending ?
32.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7670 S Eastview Ln
       Fort Branch, IN  47648

(812) 753-3641

District: South Gibson School Corporation


Students who attend Fort Branch Community School usually attend:

High:    Gibson Southern High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.2%
Two or more races:
4.9%
Hispanic:
1.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Indiana average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 20% of Indiana elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school55%
District avg56%
Indiana avg38%
Elementary school
197th of 1,005
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Top 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2015
From top 29% (2015) to top 20% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
53rd of 480
Indiana public middle schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 25 pts since 2015
From top 36% (2015) to top 11% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Indiana Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the South Gibson School Corporation
28th of 380South Gibson School Corporation 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202578.5197 of 100580.4%★★★★☆
202471.0285 of 101171.8%★★★★☆
202378.1199 of 101680.4%★★★★☆
202277.3208 of 102079.6%★★★★☆
202178.3189 of 101681.4%★★★★☆
201976.2212 of 103179.4%★★★★☆
201875.1228 of 102777.8%★★★★☆
201761.6450 of 103356.4%★★★☆☆
201655.5537 of 104648.7%★★☆☆☆
201569.4304 of 104070.8%★★★★☆
201463.0432 of 103658.3%★★★☆☆
201370.4296 of 103571.4%★★★★☆
201268.2314 of 101569.1%★★★☆☆
201159.3481 of 102553.1%★★★☆☆
201065.3371 of 100963.2%★★★☆☆
200945.3656 of 100334.6%★★☆☆☆
200850.2585 of 99641.3%★★☆☆☆
200745.5636 of 98535.4%★★☆☆☆
200633.7728 of 96124.2%★☆☆☆☆
200546.3604 of 95937.0%★★☆☆☆
200462.8121 of 32662.9%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202586.153 of 48089.0%★★★★☆
202477.694 of 49180.9%★★★★☆
202372.8113 of 48976.9%★★★★☆
202284.062 of 49087.3%★★★★☆
202179.483 of 48382.8%★★★★☆
201979.372 of 47084.7%★★★★☆
201873.6108 of 47377.2%★★★★☆
201754.7235 of 47250.2%★★★☆☆
201659.6217 of 49456.1%★★★☆☆
201564.3173 of 48564.3%★★★☆☆
201463.2181 of 47061.5%★★★☆☆
201368.8127 of 44471.4%★★★★☆
201267.2141 of 44768.5%★★★☆☆
201164.6160 of 45164.5%★★★☆☆
201061.4179 of 42858.2%★★★☆☆
200945.7281 of 42333.6%★★☆☆☆
200852.0217 of 39244.6%★★☆☆☆
200759.7162 of 38257.6%★★★☆☆
200644.4257 of 37531.5%★★☆☆☆
200562.7138 of 37062.7%★★★☆☆
200457.492 of 22258.6%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Math59%
Science55%
Social Studies52%+14 vs state
English Language Arts51%

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Fort Branch Community School ranks 197th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Fort Branch Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Gibson Southern High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Fort Branch Community School.

Students at Fort Branch Community School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.


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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025
2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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