Summary:
ZIP code 47805 covers three schools in Vigo County, Indiana — two elementary schools serving PK–5 and one middle school serving grades 6–8, with no high schools — all part of the Vigo County School Corp, which is rated 1 star at the 28th percentile among Indiana districts. Together they enroll 1,631 students: Otter Creek Middle School (670), Terre Town Elementary School (553), and Rio Grande Elementary School (408).
The three schools differ sharply. Rio Grande Elementary School is the clear standout: 3 stars, 63rd percentile, and a stable 3-star record for three straight years, with the lowest chronic absenteeism (11.7%), the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (49.51%), and the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.3). Its all-grade scores — 43.52% in ELA, 58.03% in Math, and 43.48% in Science — are the only school scores above the district in all three subjects, and its Math result is 25.03 points above the district. Terre Town Elementary School has improved from 1 star to 2 stars (percentile 27 to 33) and beats the district in ELA and Math despite the group's highest poverty rate (84.27%); its absenteeism is 22.1%. Otter Creek Middle School faces the biggest challenges: 1 star, 26th percentile, the highest absenteeism (30.5%), and all-grade scores of 25.21% in ELA, 17.46% in Math, and 27.72% in Science — all below district averages, with 7th-grade Math at 15.94% the lowest figure in the data.
A few patterns stand out for parents. Chronic absenteeism moves closely with performance, poverty is not the whole story, and per-student spending is nearly identical across the schools ($10,652 to $10,903), so it does not explain the differences. ELA and Math improved at all three schools year over year, while Science declined at all three. Because this area has no high school, outcomes beyond 8th grade cannot be assessed here.
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