The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Math. The lowest is 49% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Center Grove Elementary School
Center Grove Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Greenwood, a suburban city south of Indianapolis that is part of Johnson County. The school is a regular public elementary within the Center Grove Community School Corporation. Greenwood itself is a mixed residential and commercial suburb that has seen substantial growth, with a sprawling suburban layout anchored by the Greenwood Park Mall and major corridors along Madison Avenue, Emerson Avenue, and Interstate 65. The city has over twenty miles of trails, a historic Old Town district, and significant employment from companies including Endress+Hauser, Amazon, and Milwaukee Electric Tools. Three separate school corporations serve Greenwood, and Center Grove Elementary sits within one of them.
The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Asian, Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, lower than many schools in the area. The school does not report special education or English learner counts as separate metrics, so a parent looking for that detail would want to ask the school directly. The enrollment is relatively large for an elementary school serving only kindergarten through fifth grade, with a consistent number of students across each grade level.
On state testing, Center Grove Elementary posts results that place it in the top quarter of schools in Johnson County when looking at overall proficiency across subjects. Math proficiency is strong, with a substantial majority of students meeting or exceeding the state standard. English language arts proficiency is also solid, with about two-thirds of students at or above the bar. Science results, tested only at a single grade level, land at the midpoint of proficiency, with half of students reaching the standard. Social studies, tested at fifth grade, shows just under half of students proficient. The school tested nearly all of its enrolled students in the tested grades, so the results reflect the full student population rather than a selected subset.
Because this is an elementary school that does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available in the provided records. The school is not a charter or magnet, and it does not carry a Title I designation. The district itself had no notable parent-relevant changes publicly reported in the period covered.
The housing market in the area reflects typical suburban pressure. Home values in the school's zip code sit above national and state benchmarks, and rents have risen moderately. A typical mortgage compared to rent suggests homeownership is significantly more expensive than renting, which is consistent with a market where entry-level buyers may find the stretch. The wider national context of a moderate unemployment rate and rising shelter costs reinforces that this is a generally stable but not cheap place to live.
For a family considering Center Grove Elementary, the clear picture is of a school where academic performance on state tests is above average relative to nearby schools, particularly in math. The student body is not highly diverse, and economic need is present but below the typical level for a public elementary. This is a school that fits a family looking for a suburban setting with solid test scores in a growing outer-ring Indianapolis community. A parent wanting to understand special education or English learner programming would need to follow up with the school directly, as that information was not captured in the available data.
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