Summary:
ZIP code 47145 in Milltown, Indiana, has one elementary school: East Crawford Elementary School, a PK–5 school with 233 students in the Crawford County Community School Corp. It is a standout school: rated 4 stars in each of the last three reported years, ranking 171st of 1,011 schools (83rd percentile) in 2023-2024, 252nd of 1,005 (75th percentile) in 2024-2025, and 193rd of 1,015 (81st percentile) in 2025-2026. That 2025-2026 result places it in the top 19% of Indiana elementary schools. Its district is rated 2 stars, ranks 198th of 374 districts (47th percentile), and the school outperformed its district in every reported 2025-2026 subject and grade comparison.
In 2025-2026 ILEARN results, the school was strong in most areas. All-grades proficiency was 53.77% in ELA, 66.04% in math, and 60.47% in science, compared with district rates of 40%, 51.81%, and 41.21%. Grade-level highlights include 4th grade math at 81.4% (state: 52%), 4th grade ELA at 65.12% (state: 42.2%), 5th grade ELA at 57.58% (state: 42.2%), 4th grade science at 60.47% (state: 43.8%), and 5th grade social studies at 57.58% (state: 47.2%). The main weak spot is 3rd grade ELA at 33.33%, which is above the district’s 20.24% but below the state’s 40.8%. This was the only reported 2025-2026 grade-level comparison where the school fell below the state.
Other indicators are favorable. Chronic absenteeism was 12.0% in 2024-2025, lower than the district’s 12.7% and the state’s 16.7%. Free/reduced lunch was 59.23%, showing a majority economically disadvantaged population, while per-student spending was $11,910 in 2023-2024 and the student-teacher ratio was 16.2 in 2024-2025. From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, ELA all grades rose from 44.63% to 53.77%, math from 63.64% to 66.04%, and science from 50% to 60.47%; social studies 5th grade slipped from 64.1% to 57.58% but remained above the state. For parents, the takeaway is a consistently 4-star school with strong math, science, and social studies results, low absenteeism, and a clear area to watch in 3rd grade ELA.
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