The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in Math. The lowest is 22% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Rushville Elementary School West
Rushville Elementary School West is a closed school. The state of Indiana lists it as a regular public school that served a single grade band, and its operational status is now closed. Because the school is no longer operating, the data available is limited to its final years of academic performance and basic directory information.
The school was part of Rush County Schools, the district serving Rushville and the surrounding county. Rushville itself is a small, rural county-seat city in southeastern Indiana, situated along the Flatrock River. The city has a historic downtown core with a courthouse and commercial district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has pursued growth through a Stellar Communities designation from the state, a new business park, and a state-of-the-art hospital. The surrounding county is a mix of farmland, forest, and hilly terrain. Housing values in the area are below the national median, and the local unemployment rate has been steady near the national average.
The most recent state testing data available for Rushville Elementary School West comes from the 2022-23 school year, when the school was still operating. On the ILEARN assessments, which measure proficiency in grades three through eight, the school's results were below the state average. In math, roughly a quarter of students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share was similar. In science, about a fifth of students tested proficient. In social studies, which is tested only at grade five, the proficiency rate was also about a fifth. These are the only academic performance data available for the school, and they represent a single year of results.
The school served a single grade band, which means it did not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Enrollment and demographic data, including counts of students by race and ethnicity, students with disabilities, English learners, and those qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, were not available in the data provided. This means a parent cannot assess the peer environment or the level of economic diversity from the available information. The school's Title I status was also not reported.
Rushville Elementary School West was part of Rush County Schools, the district that serves the city and the surrounding county. The district brief turned up no recent changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, construction projects, or program additions that would have a lasting impact on families. This does not mean the district is static, only that no such changes were found in publicly reported sources.
For a family considering this school, the central fact is that it is closed. The academic data from its final year of operation shows proficiency rates that were below state averages across all tested subjects. A parent looking at this school today would need to understand that it no longer enrolls students. The building may have been repurposed, or its students may have been reassigned to another school within Rush County Schools. The available data does not indicate what happened to the school after it closed. A family moving to Rushville would need to contact the district directly to learn which elementary school now serves the attendance zone that Rushville Elementary School West once covered.
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