Summary:
Zip code 47145 is home to one elementary school, East Crawford Elementary School, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade. This public school is part of the Crawford County Community School Corp.
East Crawford Elementary School demonstrates strong academic performance, particularly in Math and English Language Arts, often exceeding the averages for its district and the state. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71.79% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Math, significantly higher than the district's 47.67% and Indiana's 41.5%. The school also showed strength in 4th-grade English Language Arts in 2023-2024, with 70% proficiency, well above the district's 46.67% and Indiana's 41.8%. The school's statewide ranking has also shown a positive trend, moving from 448th in 2020-2021 to 174th out of 1016 Indiana elementary schools in 2022-2023, earning a 4-star rating. The 5th grade appears to be a particularly strong cohort, with high proficiency rates across multiple subjects.
Despite serving a student population where 57.87% qualify for free or reduced lunch, East Crawford Elementary School is making commendable academic achievements. The school invests $11,910 per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.5. While the school generally performs well, there are some areas for attention. The chronic absenteeism rate was 17.8% in 2023-2024, which is a metric to monitor. Additionally, there's a noticeable dip in 4th-grade Math proficiency (52.63%) compared to other grades in the 2024-2025 data, and 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (34.09%) is lower than other grades and the state average, suggesting potential areas for curriculum or instructional review.
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