Summary:
Zip code 47564 has just one public school, Otwell Miller Academy, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 107 students in the Otwell area, and it is also its own single-school district, Otwell Miller Academy. Because there is only one school here, all figures below describe that school alone. It has a student-teacher ratio of 15.2, per-student spending of $10,617 in 2023–2024, and 61.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
The strongest findings are attendance and a few specific subjects. Chronic absenteeism was 1.7% in 2024–2025, compared with 16.7% for Indiana—about 90% lower than the state rate, and notable given the high share of lower-income students. Third grade math was a clear strength at 63.64% proficient versus 51.9% statewide, and fourth grade science reached 52.63% versus 43.8% statewide. The school's overall standing has also improved over three years, moving from rank 822 of 1,011 at the 19th percentile with 1 star in 2023–2024, to rank 693 at the 31st percentile with 2 stars, to rank 631 of 1,015 at the 38th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026—still below the statewide median, but trending upward.
The clearest concern is fifth grade. In 2025–2026, fifth grade showed 0% proficiency in ELA, Math, and Social Studies, against state averages of 42.2%, 42%, and 47.2%. Fifth grade Social Studies fell from 33.33% the prior year. All-grades ELA was 25%, down from 31.37%, and fourth grade ELA was 31.58% versus 42.2% statewide. Meanwhile all-grades math rose from 25.49% to 36.36% and science from 26.67% to 52.63%. With only about 18 students per grade, a student or two can shift these percentages sharply, so the 0% fifth grade results should be read with that small-cohort caution in mind.
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