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Fort Branch Community School

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Fort Branch Community School ranks 226 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Fort Branch Community School is a K–8 public school in Fort Branch, Indiana, serving 577 students as part of the South Gibson School Corporation in a rural area of southwestern Indiana. It is a consistent top-quartile performer in Indiana, ranking 226th of 1,015 schools in 2025–2026 — the 78th percentile with 4 stars — after ranking 197th of 1,005 the year before. Since 2017–2018 the school has held 4 stars and stayed between the 72nd and 81st percentile, up from the 49th percentile with 2 stars in 2015–2016. Its district is ranked even higher: 39th of 374 districts, 90th percentile, 4 stars.

Among its same-district peers, Fort Branch is the largest K–8 school — bigger than Haubstadt Community School (403 students) and Owensville Community School (396). Its all-grades English/language arts score of 54.45% is the strongest of the three and above the district's 52.34%, while its math score of 56.28% trails both the district (59.73%) and Haubstadt (70.75%). Chronic absenteeism is 7.9% — well below the state's 16.7% and down from 19.9% in 2021–2022 — but still above the district's 5.4% and Haubstadt's 3.9%. About 32.76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school spends $10,803 per student, less than Haubstadt Community School ($12,181) and Owensville Community School ($14,633), yet it remains a 4-star school.

Grade-level results show where the school shines and where it has room to grow. Middle-grade ELA is a standout: 6th grade scored 58.62% (district 44.79%, state 41.3%), 7th grade 61.84%, and 8th grade 58.44%. Early math is also strong — 3rd grade 66% and 4th grade 60.87% — but grades 5–8 trail the district, most notably 7th grade math at 51.32% versus the district's 61.96%, though still 15.4 points above the state's 35.9%. Science (53.54%) sits near the district average (53.4%). Sustaining the ELA gains while strengthening middle-school math and continuing to cut absenteeism would likely push this already strong 4-star school toward the top of Indiana's rankings.

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 — 49th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Indiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

Indiana avg47%

Elementary school

226^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

39^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the South Gibson School Corporation

39^th of 374South 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	226 of 1015	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	197 of 1005	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	285 of 1011	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	199 of 1016	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	208 of 1020	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	189 of 1016	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	212 of 1031	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	228 of 1027	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	450 of 1033	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	537 of 1046	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.4	304 of 1040	70.8%	★★★★☆
2014	63.0	432 of 1036	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.4	296 of 1035	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	68.2	314 of 1015	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	481 of 1025	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	371 of 1009	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.3	656 of 1003	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	585 of 996	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.5	636 of 985	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.7	728 of 961	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.3	604 of 959	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.8	121 of 326	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	39 of 486	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	86.1	53 of 480	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	94 of 491	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	113 of 489	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	62 of 490	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	83 of 483	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	72 of 470	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	108 of 473	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	54.7	235 of 472	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.6	217 of 494	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	173 of 485	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.2	181 of 470	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.8	127 of 444	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.2	141 of 447	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	160 of 451	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	179 of 428	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.7	281 of 423	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	217 of 392	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.7	162 of 382	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.4	257 of 375	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.7	138 of 370	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.4	92 of 222	58.6%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math56%

English Language Arts54%

Social Studies54%+7 vs state

Science54%

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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
Fort Branch Community School	Public	K-8	7670 S Eastview Ln	Fort Branch	47648	Gibson County	South Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 753-3641	577	34	16.8	32.8%	526 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	75.7	226^th of 1015 public elementary schools	77.7%		78.5	197^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.4%	29	44.0	52.2	46.2	58.6	61.8	58.4	54.5	66.0	60.9	51.9	53.5	51.3	55.8	56.3	49.3	58.6	53.5	53.9	$10,803	$621	$10,182
Haubstadt Community School	Public	K-8	158 E 1025 S	Haubstadt	47639	Gibson County	South Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 768-6487	403	24	16.9	14.6%	387 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	75.5	231^st of 1015 public elementary schools	77.2%		83.9	146^th of 1005 public elementary schools	85.5%	85	52.4	38.6	39.5	44.6	68.6	64.4	53.1	69.1	56.8	65.8	70.8	77.1	78.0	70.8	43.2	61.5	54.1	63.2	$12,181	$181	$12,000
Owensville Community School	Public	K-8	6569 S Sr 65	Owensville	47665	Gibson County	South Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 724-3705	396	31	12.9	43.7%	368 (92.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	71.9	270^th of 1015 public elementary schools	73.4%		65.1	336^th of 1005 public elementary schools	66.6%	66	52.3	54.2	58.1	25.0	52.6	45.8	48.3	52.3	64.6	51.2	47.5	55.3	37.5	51.3	60.4	42.5	52.3	62.8	$14,633	$952	$13,681
Elberfeld Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 S Fifth St	Elberfeld	47613	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 983-4221	184	11	16.7	28.8%	176 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	86.1	126^th of 1015 public elementary schools	87.6%		87.6	114^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.7%	12	44.7	76.9	57.1				60.0	73.7	84.6	71.4				77.1	61.5		61.5	57.1	$10,511	$624	$9,887
Princeton Community Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1104 N Embree St	Princeton	47670	Gibson County	North Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 386-1221	430	25	17.2	57.4%	343 (79.8%)	14 (3.3%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.0%)	37.2	650^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.6	663^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	34.0%	13	23.2	29.6	38.7				30.5	33.9	41.5	42.7				39.4	36.1		36.1	35.5	$11,537	$801	$10,737
Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14940 Old State Rd	Evansville	47725	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 867-2427	475	33	14.4	13.1%	427 (89.9%)	11 (2.3%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	82.2	156^th of 1015 public elementary schools	84.6%		81.1	172^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	82.9%	16	58.9	50.8	61.3	70.6			60.5	69.9	70.8	56.0	54.4			62.6	53.9	52.9	53.4	50.7	$11,878	$2,029	$9,849
Princeton Community Primary School	Public	K-2	813 West Archer Road	Princeton	47670	Gibson County	North Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 385-4772	417	39	10.6	41.7%	317 (76.0%)	13 (3.1%)	33 (7.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.5%)								(n/a)																			$12,545	$1,623	$10,923
Wood Memorial Intermediate School	Public	3-5	9724 E Main	Mackey	47654	Gibson County	East Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 795-2292	150	14	11.1	67.3%	138 (92.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	43.1	594^th of 1015 public elementary schools	41.5%		43.8	584^th of 1005 public elementary schools	41.9%	10	27.0	30.8	44.2				34.8	51.4	28.9	57.7				45.4	15.4		15.4	48.1	$12,833	$1,261	$11,572
McCutchanville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10701 Petersburg Road	Evansville	47725	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-0910	919	51	18.1	19.6%	770 (83.8%)	30 (3.3%)	34 (3.7%)	23 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (6.3%)	89.8	69^th of 1015 public elementary schools	93.2%		88	105^th of 1005 public elementary schools	89.6%	36	58.8	70.2	53.0	75.4			64.3	72.3	80.9	57.6	74.6			71.4	59.6	66.1	62.6	68.2	$10,769	$2,000	$8,769
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	63 W Fletchall Ave	Poseyville	47633	Posey County	MSD North Posey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 874-2710	364	29	12.7	40.1%	341 (93.7%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	81.4	169^th of 1015 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.8	162^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	83.9%	7	52.4	71.1	60.0	59.3			60.7	61.9	75.6	50.9	59.3			61.2	42.2	57.6	51.0	54.6	$9,255	$692	$8,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Branch Community School

What district is Fort Branch Community School in?

South Gibson School Corporation

Is Fort Branch Community School a good school?

Fort Branch Community School ranks 226^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Fort Branch Community School attend?

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

High : Gibson Southern High School

How many students attend Fort Branch Community School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Fort Branch Community School?

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

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