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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 700 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 208 S 9th St in Clinton, Indiana, serving 366 students as part of the South Vermillion Com School Corp. It serves an area with high poverty: 74.59% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024‑25, up sharply from 71.35% the year before and 64.24% in 2022‑23 — a nearly 10-point rise in two years. Staffing looks comparatively favorable at 12.2 students per teacher, and per-student spending was $11,232 in 2023‑24, in the middle of the pack among nearby schools.

Central ranks 700th of 1,015 Indiana elementaries (31st percentile, 2 stars) in 2025‑26, below its own district's 55th-percentile, 3-star position. Achievement is sharply lopsided: ELA 16.28%, Math 46.51%, and Science 38.24% — a 30.2-point math-over-ELA gap, the widest among its comparison schools. Reading sits near the bottom locally (7th of 9 peers), while math is mid-pack (5th of 9) and above the district's all-grades math figure of 42.82. One important caveat: the published all-grades figures appear to reflect grades 3 and 4 only, since no 5th-grade rows are reported; those results may be too small to publish, so comparisons with peers and the district are approximate.

Attendance is Central's standout asset. Chronic absenteeism fell to 9.1% in 2024‑25 from 19.6% two years earlier — below the district's 13.7% and the state's 16.7%, and second-best among nearby schools behind only Rosedale Elementary School (3.7%). Absences are therefore not the explanation for the weak reading scores. The most instructive comparison is Van Duyn Elementary School — same district, same PK–5 span, three miles away — which outperforms Central in every tested subject with similar resources. Money and class size don't explain the gap either: the top-performing nearby school, Rio Grande Elementary School, spends the least of the group ($10,652). Central's rank history has been volatile — 72nd percentile and 4 stars in 2022‑23, then 27th percentile and 1 star, now steady at 31st percentile and 2 stars — pointing to a lower-middle-tier school where reading is the clearest place to focus.

366

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,232

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

208 S 9th St
Clinton, IN 47842

(765) 832-7731

District: South Vermillion Com School Corp

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South Vermillion Middle School
High:	South Vermillion High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg38%

700^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the South Vermillion Com School Corp

167^th of 374South Vermillion Com 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
2026	32.2	700 of 1015	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	696 of 1005	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	739 of 1011	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	71.2	288 of 1016	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	515 of 1020	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	667 of 1016	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	692 of 1031	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	535 of 1027	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.2	385 of 1033	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	538 of 1046	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	589 of 1040	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.8	477 of 1036	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.8	717 of 1035	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	672 of 1015	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.3	919 of 1025	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	777 of 1009	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	720 of 1003	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	779 of 996	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.9	606 of 985	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.8	769 of 961	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.3	781 of 959	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math47%

Science38%

English Language Arts16%

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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 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
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 S 9th St	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 832-7731	366	30	12.2	74.6%	347 (94.8%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	32.2	700^th of 1015 public elementary schools	31.0%		33.4	696^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.7%	4	14.8	17.7			16.3	49.2	44.1			46.5	38.2		38.2		$11,232	$970	$10,262
Van Duyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15095 S Range Line Rd	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 832-7761	242	18	13.2	52.1%	231 (95.5%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	59.9	394^th of 1015 public elementary schools	61.2%		70.8	281^st of 1005 public elementary schools	72.0%	113	38.6	40.8			39.6	63.2	51.0			57.6	46.9		46.9		$11,907	$719	$11,188
Fayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	9400 N Beech Pl	West Terre Haute	47885	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4451	307	21	14.9	51.8%	288 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	51.1	512^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.6%		49	528^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.5%	16	39.0	34.7	26.2		33.3	53.7	62.5	28.6		48.9	49.0		49.0	42.9	$11,399	$507	$10,892
Rosedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	613 E Central	Rosedale	47874	Parke County	Southwest Parke Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 548-2454	318	26	12.0	48.4%	304 (95.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	43.2	593^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	41.6%		59.6	408^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.4%	185	28.2	10.0	27.7	26.7	23.4	53.9	57.5	38.3	40.0	46.8	25.0	44.4	35.3	44.7	$11,373	$857	$10,516
Rio Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5555 E Rio Grande Av	Terre Haute	47805	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4307	408	33	12.3	49.5%	379 (92.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	62.5	371^st of 1015 public elementary schools	63.4%		63.9	355^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.7%	16	47.7	37.7	45.8		43.5	67.7	56.5	49.2		58.0	43.5		43.5	40.7	$10,652	$607	$10,045
Montezuma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	459 E Strawberry Rd	Montezuma	47862	Parke County	Southwest Parke Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 245-2303	213	22	9.5	64.8%	197 (92.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	25.9	765^th of 1015 public elementary schools	24.6%		29.5	733^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	27.1%	32	39.1	13.9	3.9	17.2	17.5	65.2	50.0	15.4	13.8	36.0	30.6	21.4	26.6	11.5	$13,303	$1,390	$11,913
Terre Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Boston Av	Terre Haute	47805	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4385	553	38	14.7	84.3%	463 (83.7%)	18 (3.3%)	17 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.7%)	34.3	682^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	32.8%		31.3	718^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.6%	36	39.1	29.4	30.1		32.7	43.7	37.3	24.1		35.3	31.0		31.0	37.4	$10,903	$1,482	$9,421
Ouabache Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Maple Ave	Terre Haute	47804	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4493	366	32	11.3	80.3%	288 (78.7%)	33 (9.0%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	11.5	912^th of 1015 public elementary schools	10.1%		19	827^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.7%	85	14.0	14.0	11.1		13.0	22.8	30.0	9.3		20.5	20.4		20.4	22.6	$10,063	$988	$9,074
Rockville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	406 W Elm St	Rockville	47872	Parke County	North Central Parke Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 569-5363	348	34	10.2	60.6%	315 (90.5%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	59.3	404^th of 1015 public elementary schools	60.2%		46.8	549^th of 1005 public elementary schools	45.4%	145	42.9	48.0	57.6		50.0	55.1	52.0	30.5		44.9	44.0		44.0	44.1	$12,040	$2,922	$9,118
Deming Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	1750 8th Av	Terre Haute	47804	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4431	306	19	16.3	72.5%	230 (75.2%)	24 (7.8%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.4%)								(n/a)															$11,591	$5,899	$5,692

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

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

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 700^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Central Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : South Vermillion Middle School
High : South Vermillion High School

What district is Central Elementary School in?

South Vermillion Com School Corp

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