Fortville Elementary School, Fortville IN

Original Research by School Decision on Fortville Elementary School

Fortville Elementary School is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the Mt Vernon Community School Corp, a district that includes three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The school is located in Fortville, a small town in the northwest corner of Hancock County, part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Residents describe a downtown along Main Street with restaurants, shops, a farmers market, and parks, while the school sits on a separate campus rather than embedded in that core. The town has seen steady population growth and a rise in median home values, reflecting suburban demand from families.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are two or more races, Black, and Hispanic. Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students each make up very small shares. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school’s enrollment is sizable for an elementary school.

The school participates in Indiana’s ILEARN state assessments. In both math and English language arts, proficiency rates come in below the midpoint among districts in Hancock County. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades sits in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in the county, meaning most of its peers posted stronger results. Science and social studies results, which are tested at fewer grade levels, show a similar pattern. A parent may want to discuss the school’s academic standing with the district, as the data shows room for improvement compared to nearby options.

Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not provided. The school has no charter status, and its magnet or Title I status was not available. No information on student-teacher ratios, class sizes, or staffing was included in the data. The district brief turned up no recent referendums, curriculum changes, property-tax shifts, or pedagogy updates that would meet the bar of a lasting, parent-relevant change, so that category is left open rather than guessed.

For families considering Fortville Elementary, the picture is one of a growing suburban community with a rising housing market, a large student body, and academic results that sit below the county average. The school offers the standard elementary experience within a district that a parent would want to learn more about directly. The town’s growth trajectory and downtown amenities may appeal to families seeking a small-town feel within commuting distance of Indianapolis, but the testing data suggests it is worth investigating the academic approach and supports in place at the school.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grades 3-851%

School 51% · District 48% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-840%

School 40% · District 39% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grades 3-835%

School 35% · District 45% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 38% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median

This schoolMt Vernon Community School Corp, 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-income28%Higher-income43%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income40%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income28%Higher-income56%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income45%Higher-income64%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income54%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income28%Higher-income57%30 pp gap