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Owen Valley Community High School

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Owen Valley Community High School ranks 254 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 39% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Owen Valley Community High School is a grades 9–12 school serving about 628 students in Spencer, a small town in Owen County southwest of Bloomington, and it is part of Spencer-Owen Community Schools. In 2025–26 it ranked 254th of 415 Indiana high schools (39th percentile, 2 stars), which is below its district's overall standing (56th percentile, 3 stars) and below most nearby comprehensive high schools.

Where Owen Valley stands out is completion and attendance. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 98.5%, well above the state's 89.7% and among the best nearby: Cloverdale High School 98.3%, Bloomington High School South 97.6%, Edgewood High School 95.6%, Bloomington High School North 93.6% and Eastern Greene High School 91.0%. Chronic absenteeism was 14.1%, better than the district's 16.5% and the state's 16.7%, with only Clay City Junior-Senior High School lower at 12.0%. Still, the trend swings: absenteeism was 26.5% in 2023–24 before this year's improvement.

Test proficiency is the weaker side. In 2025–26, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 41.43% (state 51.9%) and SAT Math 17.86% (state 25.6%); Biology End-of-Course was 38.04%. Math is a particular weak point, below Edgewood, Eastern Greene, Cloverdale and the Bloomington high schools. The school peaked at 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24, then slipped two years running as SAT scores fell. Effectiveness also varies by student group: low-income students dropped from the 66th to the 38th percentile over two years, while special education moved from the 4th to the 41st. Class sizes are relatively favorable (12.1 students per teacher) and per-student spending was $12,835 in 2023–24, so resources alone do not explain the gap. Note that Clay City (grades 7–12) and Eminence Junior-Senior High School (6–12) serve different grade spans, and some 2025–26 SAT data for Excel Center - Bloomington was suppressed by the state.

628

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,507

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

622 W Sr 46
Spencer, IN 47460

(812) 829-2266

District: Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Feeder schools for Owen Valley Community High School:

Elementary:	Gosport Elementary School
	McCormick's Creek Elementary School
	Patricksburg Elementary School
	Spencer Elementary School
Middle:	Owen Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Evidence-based Reading and Writing scores 10 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Indiana avg39%

254^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 374Spencer-Owen Community Schools 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	39.4	254 of 415	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	227 of 429	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	198 of 432	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	247 of 398	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	255 of 409	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	231 of 388	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	292 of 389	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	275 of 385	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.3	240 of 380	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	292 of 394	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.0	213 of 400	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.1	174 of 379	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.5	216 of 353	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.0	287 of 373	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	277 of 364	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	327 of 362	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	53.5	209 of 364	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	246 of 360	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.0	268 of 354	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.1	231 of 349	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.7	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	268 of 395	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	248 of 387	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	151 of 392	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	271 of 388	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	241 of 390	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	164 of 377	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	129 of 377	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	122 of 379	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	238 of 397	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	204 of 386	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	223 of 392	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	221 of 383	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	171 of 292	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.2	285 of 298	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	138 of 289	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	234 of 285	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	286 of 387	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	273 of 377	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	244 of 381	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	297 of 375	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	289 of 378	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing41%-10 vs state

Biology38%

Mathematics18%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Owen Valley Community High School	Public	9-12	622 W Sr 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2266	628	52	12.1	45.9%	580 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	39.4	254^th of 415 public high schools	38.8%		45.8	227^th of 429 public high schools	47.1%	27	41.4	17.9											38.0	$14,507	$922	$13,584
Edgewood High School	Public	9-12	601 S Edgewood Dr	Ellettsville	47429	Monroe County	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	No	No	No	No	(812) 876-2277	777	60	13.0	34.6%	702 (90.3%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	54.7	159^th of 415 public high schools	61.7%		64.8	109^th of 429 public high schools	74.6%	50	60.7	23.0											29.9	$14,870	$757	$14,112
Hoosier Hills Career Center	Public	6-12	3070 Prow Road	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7730	0	19	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bloomington High School North	Public	9-12	3901 N Kinser Pike	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7724	1,528	102	15.0	35.6%	1,084 (70.9%)	100 (6.5%)	124 (8.1%)	89 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	129 (8.4%)	80.4	42^nd of 415 public high schools	89.9%		78.5	50^th of 429 public high schools	88.3%	8	64.8	41.5											54.1	$14,620	$497	$14,123
Excel Center - Bloomington	Public, Charter	9-12	2088 Liberty Drive	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Excel Center - Bloomington	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 353-8084	117	5	23.4	47.0%	76 (65.0%)	18 (15.4%)	8 (6.8%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)								(n/a)														$4,561	$121	$4,440
Cloverdale High School	Public	9-12	205 E Market	Cloverdale	46120	Putnam County	Cloverdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 795-4203	301	23	13.0	51.2%	275 (91.4%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	48.9	200^th of 415 public high schools	51.8%		58.8	150^th of 429 public high schools	65.0%	50	40.6	23.2											47.1	$15,380	$162	$15,218
Bloomington Graduation School	Public	7-12	705 W Coolidge Dr	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7708	99	13	7.7	59.6%	80 (80.8%)	4 (4.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	9.1	382^nd of 415 public high schools	8.0%		20.4	342^nd of 429 public high schools	20.3%	40	27.8	0.0											9.5	$19,415	$322	$19,093
Bloomington High School South	Public	9-12	1965 S Walnut St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7714	1,691	99	17.0	30.2%	1,249 (73.9%)	81 (4.8%)	146 (8.6%)	78 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (7.9%)	87.9	22^nd of 415 public high schools	94.7%		82.1	37^th of 429 public high schools	91.4%	15	69.6	54.1											62.4	$14,246	$709	$13,538
Clay City Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	601 Lankford St	Clay City	47841	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 939-2154	366	27	13.7	34.2%	347 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	53.9	164^th of 415 public high schools	60.5%		51.6	197^th of 429 public high schools	54.1%	33	47.7	13.9		58.9	82.5	71.4		33.9	36.5	35.3			65.5	$13,421	$262	$13,159
Eminence Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6760 N Sr 42	Eminence	46125	Morgan County	Eminence Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 528-2221	148	17	8.7	54.1%	143 (96.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	17.6	346^th of 415 public high schools	16.6%		11.2	382^nd of 429 public high schools	11.0%	36	37.5	0.0	30.0	23.8	39.1	31.1	26.7	14.3	17.4	20.3	36.7	36.7	22.6	$18,319	$215	$18,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Owen Valley Community High School

Is Owen Valley Community High School a good school?

Owen Valley Community High School ranks 254^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Owen Valley Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Owen Valley Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Owen Valley Community High School?

Students at Owen Valley Community High School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Owen Valley Community High School in?

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

What schools feed into Owen Valley Community High School?

Owen Valley Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gosport Elementary School
Elementary : McCormick's Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Patricksburg Elementary School
Elementary : Spencer Elementary School
Middle : Owen Valley Middle School

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2023–24 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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