Summary:
ZIP code 46017 in Anderson, Indiana, contains just one elementary school: Valley Grove Elementary School, a PK–5 school with 485 students in the Anderson Community School Corp. That district ranks 343 of 374 Indiana districts — the 8th percentile, with 0 stars — so the school's results should be read in that context.
Valley Grove generally outperforms its own district. In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 22.22% in ELA, 23.28% in math and 32.31% in science, above district rates of 17.05%, 17.03% and 21.36%. Its strongest grade-level result is 4th grade math, where 46.15% were proficient — well above the district's 30.25% and only about 5.9 points below the state's 52%. Science also rose from 23.94% to 32.31% year over year. Against state averages, though, most results are low: 3rd grade math was 9.52% versus 24.36% in the district and 51.9% statewide; 5th grade ELA was 14.75% versus 42.2%; 5th grade math was 13.11% versus 42%; and 5th grade social studies was 21.31% versus 47.2% statewide.
Rank history is improving but still low: the school moved from 902 of 1,011 to 812 of 1,015, with its percentile rising from 11 to 20, and it holds a 1-star rating. Chronic absenteeism is 25.3%, better than the district's 30.9% but above Indiana's 16.7%. About 76.49% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $15,041, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.3.
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