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Sarah Scott Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Sarah Scott Middle School is a 6th–8th grade school at 1000 Grant St in Terre Haute, Indiana, enrolling 371 students as part of Vigo County School Corp — the smallest of the four Vigo County middle schools in this comparison. It currently ranks 453rd of 486 Indiana middle schools (7th percentile, 0 stars), the lowest result in ten years of rank history, with proficiency of 12.11% in ELA, 6.83% in math, and 14.16% in science. About 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism is 44.3% — the highest of every school compared, roughly 2.7 times the Indiana state rate.

The gap to nearby schools is wide. Honey Creek Middle School, in the same district and about four miles away, ranks in the 88th percentile with 4 stars and 55.97% ELA proficiency — roughly a 44-point ELA gap and an 81-percentile-point rank gap between two schools under the same administration. Closer neighbors West Vigo Middle School (23.28% ELA) and Otter Creek Middle School (25.21%) each post roughly double Sarah Scott's ELA rate, and Woodrow Wilson Middle School reaches 34.04%. Nearby out-of-district schools with substantial low-income populations do far better: North Clay Middle School (55.27% ELA) and South Vermillion Middle School (36.36% ELA), both with much lower absenteeism.

Resources do not appear to be the constraint. Sarah Scott has the highest per-student spending in the group ($12,751) and the smallest classes (10.9 students per teacher), yet the lowest outcomes. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, every other school compared held steady or improved in ELA while Sarah Scott declined 6.75 points, and its rank slipped from 415th to 453rd. Math weakens as students progress: 9.82% in 6th grade, 7.14% in 7th, and 3.06% in 8th, though 8th-grade ELA (14.43%) is its strongest grade-level result.

371

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,665

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1000 Grant St
Terre Haute, IN 47802

(812) 462-4381

District: Vigo County School Corp

Students who attend Sarah Scott Middle School usually attend:

High:

Terre Haute South Vigo High School

Feeder schools for Sarah Scott Middle School:

Elementary:	Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School
	Farrington Grove Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

African American:

16.2%

Two or more races:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 15% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg33%

453^rd of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Vigo County School Corp

270^th of 374Vigo 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	453 of 486	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	415 of 480	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	390 of 491	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	389 of 489	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	390 of 490	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	420 of 483	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	370 of 470	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	353 of 473	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	400 of 472	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	400 of 494	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	419 of 485	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	395 of 470	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	394 of 444	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	365 of 447	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	344 of 451	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	345 of 428	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	361 of 423	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	341 of 392	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	352 of 382	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	355 of 375	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.6	349 of 370	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.8	205 of 222	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Science14%

English Language Arts12%

Math7%

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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 (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	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 5th Grade	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sarah Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Grant St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4381	371	34	10.9	87.3%	231 (62.3%)	60 (16.2%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.6%)	8.6	453^rd of 486 public middle schools	6.8%		13.4	415^th of 480 public middle schools	13.5%	38		11.4	10.8	14.4	12.1		9.8	7.1	3.1	6.8	14.2	14.2		$13,665	$1,058	$12,607
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	301 S 25th St	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4396	686	53	12.9	65.2%	491 (71.6%)	52 (7.6%)	52 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.2%)	46.6	252^nd of 486 public middle schools	48.1%		39.8	306^th of 480 public middle schools	36.3%	54		33.1	26.3	42.8	34.0		36.3	25.5	31.7	31.5	35.6	35.6		$11,926	$629	$11,297
Honey Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6601 S Carlisle St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4372	666	51	13.0	43.5%	537 (80.6%)	16 (2.4%)	33 (5.0%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.1%)	84	59^th of 486 public middle schools	87.9%		76.7	100^th of 480 public middle schools	79.2%	41		48.9	58.5	60.6	56.0		47.0	50.7	57.5	51.8	49.8	49.8		$12,125	$629	$11,496
West Vigo Middle School	Public	6-8	4750 W Sarah Myers Dr	West Terre Haute	47885	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4361	390	33	11.7	59.2%	375 (96.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	22.6	380^th of 486 public middle schools	21.8%		16.3	402^nd of 480 public middle schools	16.3%	22		20.9	30.2	18.1	23.3		27.2	15.4	8.7	16.7	24.6	24.6		$13,022	$629	$12,393
Otter Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 N Lafayette St	Terre Haute	47805	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4391	670	49	13.5	66.3%	576 (86.0%)	18 (2.7%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)	24.8	361^st of 486 public middle schools	25.7%		24.6	361^st of 480 public middle schools	24.8%			21.7	28.5	25.0	25.2		19.1	15.9	17.5	17.5	27.7	27.7		$11,732	$628	$11,104
North Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	3450 W Sr 340	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-1530	734	57	12.9	46.9%	679 (92.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	73.6	116^th of 486 public middle schools	76.1%		71.9	117^th of 480 public middle schools	75.6%	1		47.5	56.5	62.3	55.3		44.7	38.2	25.2	36.3	53.9	53.9		$11,845	$417	$11,427
South Vermillion Middle School	Public	5-8	950 W Wildcat Dr	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 832-7727	494	33	14.8	59.1%	470 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	51.5	226^th of 486 public middle schools	53.5%		49.5	242^nd of 480 public middle schools	49.6%	16	40.0	27.8	36.4	42.7	36.4	55.2	34.1	36.4	29.4	38.4	40.5	40.5	58.1	$10,878	$291	$10,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Sarah Scott Middle School

Is Sarah Scott Middle School a good school?

Sarah Scott Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Indiana middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Sarah Scott Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sarah Scott Middle School usually go on to attend Terre Haute South Vigo High School

How many students attend Sarah Scott Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Sarah Scott Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sarah Scott Middle School?

Students at Sarah Scott Middle School are 62% White, 16% African American, 15% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Sarah Scott Middle School in?

Vigo County School Corp

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