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Lost Creek Elementary School

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Lost Creek Elementary School ranks 161 st of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Lost Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Terre Haute, Indiana, serving 689 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Vigo County School Corp, which is ranked 257 out of 380 school districts in the state.

Lost Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the Vigo County School Corporation and the state of Indiana in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 56.6% of Lost Creek students were proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts, compared to 31.21% for the district. Similarly, 62.54% of Lost Creek students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Math, compared to 33.32% for the district. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates and spends more per student than the district average.

When comparing Lost Creek Elementary to nearby schools in the Vigo County School Corporation, it is clear that Lost Creek outperforms most of its peers. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lost Creek's proficiency rates in ILEARN/English Language Arts (56.6%) and ILEARN/Math (62.54%) were significantly higher than Blanche E Fuqua Elementary (22.6% and 32.88%, respectively) and Farrington Grove Elementary (11.17% and 17.32%, respectively). This consistent high performance has earned Lost Creek a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

672

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,985

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6701 Wabash Ave
Terre Haute, IN 47803

(812) 462-4456

District: Vigo County School Corp

Students who attend Lost Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	Terre Haute North Vigo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (58% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Indiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg32%

Indiana avg38%

161^st of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Elementary Schools in the Vigo County School Corp

257^th of 380Vigo County 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
2025	82.0	161 of 1005	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	213 of 1011	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	182 of 1016	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	153 of 1020	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	137 of 1016	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	245 of 1031	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	278 of 1027	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	358 of 1033	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.6	306 of 1046	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	256 of 1040	75.4%	★★★★☆
2014	63.8	421 of 1036	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	393 of 1035	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.7	167 of 1015	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	135 of 1025	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.1	375 of 1009	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	428 of 1003	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.9	592 of 996	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	569 of 985	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.8	590 of 961	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.3	637 of 959	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science63%

Math63%

English Language Arts57%

Social Studies45%+7 vs state

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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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Wabash Ave	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4456	672	46	14.4	48.4%	580 (86.3%)	19 (2.8%)	29 (4.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	82	161^st of 1005 public elementary schools	84.0%		76.9	213^th of 1011 public elementary schools	78.9%	52	52.8	64.9	52.4	56.6	61.0	68.2	58.9	62.5	63.1	63.1	45.2	$9,985	$517	$9,468
Adelaide De Vaney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 S Brown Ave	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4497	440	28	15.6	57.7%	304 (69.1%)	37 (8.4%)	24 (5.5%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (14.3%)	42.2	598^th of 1005 public elementary schools	40.5%		41.5	609^th of 1011 public elementary schools	39.8%	11	33.8	32.8	31.5	32.7	43.7	52.5	37.0	43.9	45.9	45.9	15.1	$9,989	$702	$9,287
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
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Dr Iverson C Bell Ln	Terre Haute	47807	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4441	441	32	13.7	95.9%	257 (58.3%)	67 (15.2%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (17.2%)	7.8	956^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.9%		10.8	921^st of 1011 public elementary schools	8.9%	35	17.3	11.1	13.8	14.4	11.1	12.7	3.5	9.4	12.7	12.7	13.8	$11,002	$1,354	$9,648
Davis Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 S 18th St	Terre Haute	47807	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4425	325	26	12.3	91.1%	200 (61.5%)	53 (16.3%)	26 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.8%)	18.4	832^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	17.2%		24.7	770^th of 1011 public elementary schools	23.8%	62	29.6	16.3	14.3	20.3	47.7	14.3	14.3	25.8	20.4	20.4	11.4	$11,151	$1,126	$10,025
Sugar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Wallace Av	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4416	360	31	11.6	82.8%	236 (65.6%)	36 (10.0%)	30 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.7%)	39.5	628^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.5%		36	669^th of 1011 public elementary schools	33.8%	41	33.3	31.6	39.1	35.3	51.7	31.6	24.6	35.9	31.6	31.6	29.0	$10,363	$1,213	$9,149
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
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%)	19	827^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.7%		15.3	866^th of 1011 public elementary schools	14.3%	39	10.8	17.7	32.2	20.0	24.6	21.6	20.3	22.3	21.6	21.6	27.1	$10,063	$988	$9,074
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Wheeler Ave	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4304	354	27	13.3	83.3%	227 (64.1%)	35 (9.9%)	39 (11.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.1%)	25.3	772^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	23.2%		30	730^th of 1011 public elementary schools	27.8%	42	26.1	25.0	16.7	22.6	34.8	42.3	20.8	32.9	36.5	36.5	10.4	$10,344	$1,230	$9,114
Farrington Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1826 S 6th St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4423	380	33	11.6	89.7%	261 (68.7%)	44 (11.6%)	16 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (13.7%)	8.8	938^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.7%		13.6	891^st of 1011 public elementary schools	11.9%	47	14.5	7.0	11.3	11.2	23.2	17.5	9.4	17.3	21.1	21.1	5.7	$12,302	$1,701	$10,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Lost Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lost Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lost Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High : Terre Haute North Vigo High School

Is Lost Creek Elementary School a good school?

Lost Creek Elementary School ranks 161^st of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lost Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Lost Creek Elementary School.

What district is Lost Creek Elementary School in?

Vigo County School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Lost Creek Elementary School?

Students at Lost Creek Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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