The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Social studies. The lowest is 40% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Eastern Elementary School
Eastern Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in Greentown, Indiana, a small residential town in Howard County set amid farmland. The community functions largely as a bedroom suburb for nearby Kokomo, and the school is woven into the town’s compact grid rather than set on a distant campus. Families here own their homes on quiet streets, and the town’s commercial core is a few blocks away. Growth has been slow and incremental, and the district itself, Eastern Howard School Corporation, reported no recent changes that would shift a parent’s understanding of the school’s direction.
Academically, Eastern Elementary posts results that place it among the stronger schools in Howard County. On the state’s ILEARN assessments, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades lands in the top quartile relative to other districts in the county. That said, the actual proficiency rates tell a more mixed story. In mathematics, roughly half of students scored proficient or above. In English language arts, about two in five students met that bar. Science results, tested only in grade four, come in around half proficient. Social studies, assessed only in grade five, shows a higher share reaching proficiency. These are typical patterns for a school serving a broad cross-section of students, but a parent may want to look into how the school supports students who are not yet at proficiency, especially in reading, where a majority of students are below the state standard. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate or postsecondary data to consider.
The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a middle economic position relative to the county. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available for this profile; the school may track these populations differently, but a parent should ask the school directly about special education and English language supports.
State testing participation rates were high, meaning the results are a reliable snapshot of the whole tested population. No trends over multiple years were reported, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving or declining. Course access, staffing ratios, and discipline data were also absent from the available record. For an elementary school, class size and teacher turnover are common concerns a family would want to raise with the principal or during a school tour.
The school offers no unusual program data in the information examined. As a regular public school in a small district, it likely follows a standard elementary curriculum. The district’s broader programming for older students — middle and high school pathways — would matter to a family planning for the long term, but that lies beyond Eastern Elementary’s purview.
Housing in the Greentown area has seen property values rise modestly in recent years. The typical home is priced below national medians, and monthly mortgage costs are manageable relative to the region. Renting is slightly less expensive than buying on a monthly basis, though the vast majority of residents own. For a family moving to the area, the school is likely to be a central factor in the home search.
Eastern Elementary fits a family seeking a small-town elementary experience in a quiet, residential setting where students walk to school and the school building doubles as a community anchor. The academic results are solid in math and science, softer in reading, and the overall proficiency index is competitive within the county. A parent who values a known, stable school in a low-key community will find the profile familiar. Those with more specialized academic needs or looking for evidence of sustained improvement may want to seek additional conversations with the staff and district.
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