Summary:
ZIP code 47885 in the West Terre Haute area has two elementary schools, both part of Vigo County School Corp: Sugar Creek Consolidated Elementary School (PK–5, 452 students) and Fayette Elementary School (K–5, 307 students). The district ranks 270th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 28th percentile with a 1-star rating, so both schools sit within a lower-ranked district — yet their individual profiles differ sharply.
Fayette is the standout. It ranks 512/1015 (50th percentile, 2 stars) versus Sugar Creek's 792/1015 (22nd percentile, 1 star), and it scores higher in every reported 2025–26 grade and subject. Its 4th grade Math result is 62.5% proficient, compared with 26.51% at Sugar Creek — a gap of nearly 36 percentage points — and above the district's 40.67% and the state's 52%. Fayette also posts lower chronic absenteeism (14.6% versus 21.6%; district 27.4%, state 16.7%), lower free/reduced lunch (51.79% versus 65.93%), and higher per-student spending ($11,399 versus $10,132). Its student/teacher ratio is slightly higher (14.9 versus 13.7), showing class size alone does not explain the difference.
Recent trends point in opposite directions. Sugar Creek's All Grades ELA fell 10.91 points and Math 12.42 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Fayette gained in Math, Science, and 5th grade Social Studies. Sugar Creek's one bright spot is Science at 42.17%, above the district's 35.12%. Fayette's ELA is still below state levels at every grade, and 5th grade is a weak point at both schools. Overall, Fayette is the stronger performer by nearly every measure, while Sugar Creek is larger and shows higher poverty, higher absenteeism, lower per-student spending, and weaker ELA and Math results.
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