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Montezuma Elementary School

Q: Is Montezuma Elementary School a good school?

Montezuma Elementary School ranks 733 rd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Montezuma Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Montezuma, Indiana, with 225 students. The school is part of the Southwest Parke Com School Corp district, which is ranked 228 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montezuma Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on ILEARN assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (27.78%), Math (34.26%), and Science (25.53%) for all grades significantly lower than the district's and Indiana's averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 19.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Montezuma Elementary School has a high percentage of students (63.56% in 2023-2024) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Montezuma Elementary School spends more per student ($13,303 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 in 2023-2024, these factors have not translated into better academic outcomes. In fact, the school's academic performance lags behind many of the nearby schools, such as Rosedale Elementary School, Van Duyn Elementary School, and Turkey Run Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates in core subjects. Montezuma Elementary School's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, indicating a concerning trend of declining academic achievement.

213

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,303

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

459 E Strawberry Rd
Montezuma, IN 47862

(765) 245-2303

District: Southwest Parke Com School Corp

Students who attend Montezuma Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2021) to 27th (2025)

!Social Studies scores 31 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

Indiana avg38%

733^rd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Southwest Parke Com School Corp

228^th of 380Southwest Parke 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	733 of 1005	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	729 of 1011	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	700 of 1016	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	653 of 1020	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	443 of 1016	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	689 of 1031	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	761 of 1027	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	868 of 1033	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	872 of 1046	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	932 of 1040	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	835 of 1036	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	828 of 1035	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	797 of 1015	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	757 of 1025	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.5	746 of 1009	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	59.2	463 of 1003	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.7	638 of 996	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	715 of 985	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	764 of 961	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	787 of 959	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.6	258 of 326	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math34%

English Language Arts28%

Science26%

Social Studies7%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

This is the worst school ever. My son is in kindergarten, he has ADHD and ODD. The school doesnt want to take thw time out and work with him and to teach him. They want all kids to fit in the same box of learning. But jot everyone learns the same way. I absolutely hate this school and how the treat parents and students. If you arent a big name in the town they treat you like you are nothing and trash. Close Quote

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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
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%)	29.5	733^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	27.1%		30	729^th of 1011 public elementary schools	27.9%	4	36.4	26.1	17.9	29.2	27.8	57.6	43.5	17.9	12.5	34.3	26.1	25.0	25.5	7.1	$13,303	$1,390	$11,913
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%)	46.8	549^th of 1005 public elementary schools	45.4%		39.1	639^th of 1011 public elementary schools	36.8%	90	41.3	22.4	40.7		34.2	56.5	43.1	29.6		42.4	36.2		36.2	40.7	$12,040	$2,922	$9,118
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	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%)	33.4	696^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.7%		29.1	739^th of 1011 public elementary schools	26.9%	43	27.3	26.3			26.8	47.0	45.6			46.3	22.8		22.8		$11,232	$970	$10,262
Van Duyn Elementary School	Public	K-4	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%)	70.8	281^st of 1005 public elementary schools	72.0%		57.7	441^st of 1011 public elementary schools	56.4%	160	39.2	50.0			44.7	51.0	65.4			58.3	63.5		63.5		$11,907	$719	$11,188
Turkey Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 E Sr 47	Marshall	47859	Parke County	North Central Parke Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 597-2760	248	23	10.6	62.1%	232 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	49.6	519^th of 1005 public elementary schools	48.4%		57.8	439^th of 1011 public elementary schools	56.6%	80	32.4	29.4	38.7		33.3	32.4	41.2	48.4		40.2	52.9		52.9	48.4	$10,550	$1,458	$9,092
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%)	59.6	408^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.4%		63.7	370^th of 1011 public elementary schools	63.4%	38	29.4	31.3	23.1	43.9	32.1	64.7	72.9	48.7	53.7	60.5	52.1	46.3	49.4	23.1	$11,373	$857	$10,516
North Vermillion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5585 N Falcon Dr	Cayuga	47928	Vermillion County	North Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 492-7010	367	29	12.8	59.4%	337 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	34.3	680^th of 1005 public elementary schools	32.3%		38.2	647^th of 1011 public elementary schools	36.0%	33	27.5	36.2	22.5	26.6	28.0	52.5	40.4	14.3	29.7	33.0	38.3	31.3	34.2	24.5	$12,208	$915	$11,293
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%)	49	528^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.5%		54.8	471^st of 1011 public elementary schools	53.4%	57	46.9	36.6	27.1		37.0	61.2	41.5	33.3		45.7	43.9		43.9	27.1	$11,399	$507	$10,892
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%)	63.9	355^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.7%		60.4	409^th of 1011 public elementary schools	59.5%	54	48.1	37.1	43.1		43.1	72.7	56.5	38.5		56.9	48.4		48.4	33.9	$10,652	$607	$10,045
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%)	31.3	718^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.6%		29.3	735^th of 1011 public elementary schools	27.3%	17	27.7	33.7	24.1		28.5	42.6	33.7	21.5		33.2	33.7		33.7	27.5	$10,903	$1,482	$9,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Montezuma Elementary School

Is Montezuma Elementary School a good school?

Montezuma Elementary School ranks 733^rd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Montezuma Elementary School attend?

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

High : Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School

What district is Montezuma Elementary School in?

Southwest Parke Com School Corp

How many students attend Montezuma Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Montezuma Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Montezuma Elementary School?

Students at Montezuma Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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