Frazee Elementary School, Connersville IN

Original Research by School Decision on Frazee Elementary School

Frazee Elementary School is a regular public school serving students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Connersville, the county seat of Fayette County. It is one of the elementary schools within the Fayette County School Corporation, the only school district in the county. Because the school stops at sixth grade, there are no graduation-rate or high school readiness figures to report — those are a function of the high school years, which begin in seventh grade elsewhere in the district.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of multiracial, Hispanic, and Black students, reflecting the broader composition of the surrounding rural and small-city region. A substantial share of the school’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the area’s economic circumstances — Connersville has experienced decades of manufacturing job loss and population decline since the mid–20th century, and the community is among the less affluent in Indiana. Housing in the area is more affordable than state and national benchmarks, and recent investment, such as a recycling center announced at a former auto plant, signals some new employment on the horizon.

On state assessments administered through Indiana’s ILEARN program, about a quarter of students met proficiency standards in math, and roughly the same share did so in English language arts. In science, the share reaching proficiency was slightly higher, and in social studies — tested only at fifth grade — the share was the strongest of the subjects reported. These are the most recent available scores, and they describe a school where the majority of students are not yet meeting state proficiency benchmarks. A parent exploring the school may want to ask the school directly about its approach to raising achievement, what supports are in place for students who are below grade level, and how the school is working with families on these outcomes.

The school is located on West 3rd Street in Connersville, within walking distance of the city’s downtown. Connersville itself is a compact, auto-oriented small city with a traditional grid, an Amtrak station offering limited weekly service, and civic anchors including Roberts Park, the Fayette County Historical Museum, and the Whitewater Valley Railroad. The high school, located elsewhere in town, is the only one in the county and serves as a community focal point for athletics and events.

No data on special education or English learner populations was reported for Frazee Elementary, so a family with a child who might need those services would want to confirm availability directly with the school. Similarly, information on chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, and course access was not available in the data for this school year, which limits a fuller picture of the day-to-day environment.

There is only one district in Fayette County, so no comparison to neighboring districts is possible — the school’s performance stands on its own terms within the county. Frazee Elementary is a neighborhood school for the youngest students in the Connersville area, set in a community that has faced economic headwinds for decades but retains local pride and a recent spark of industrial reinvestment.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-826%

School 26% · District 34% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median

English language arts

Grades 3-824%

School 24% · District 35% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median

Science

Grades 3-830%

School 30% · District 41% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 35% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

This schoolFayette County School Corporation, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income10%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income46%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income16%Higher-income46%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income21%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income20%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income36%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income54%31 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income29%3 pp gap