The top reported proficiency rate is 88% in Science. The lowest is 67% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Ladoga Elementary School
Ladoga Elementary School is a small public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the rural Montgomery County town of Ladoga. It is part of the South Montgomery Community School Corporation. The school draws its student body from the immediate area, a quiet residential town that functions largely as a bedroom community for commuters traveling to Crawfordsville, Greencastle, Lafayette, and Indianapolis.
The student body is compositionally homogenous. A large majority of students are white, with a very small Hispanic population and a similarly small number of students identifying as two or more races. Roughly half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that gives a sense of the economic mix in the community. The school's size is modest, with small class sections across each grade level, from kindergarten through fifth grade, plus a pre-kindergarten program. This scale means that students and staff are likely to know one another well, and a parent considering the school should expect a close-knit, familiar environment.
Academically, Ladoga Elementary posted results on the state's ILEARN assessments that place it well above the typical school in Montgomery County. When looking at overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades, the school lands in the top quartile among the county's three districts. In math, most students met or exceeded the state's proficiency standard. In English language arts, the proficiency rate was also strong. The school's fourth and fifth graders take additional assessments in science and social studies, and on those tests the school’s performance was particularly high, with a very large share of students scoring proficient. These are favorable results, and they suggest that the school is effectively delivering on core instruction.
Classroom staffing and discipline data were not available in the records reviewed, so it is not possible to speak directly to class size ratios or the frequency of behavioral incidents. A parent may want to ask the school or district about these details, especially for a school of this size where a single classroom dynamic can have an outsized impact on a child's experience. Information on special education and English learner populations was also absent from the data, so the level of those services is not clear from what is publicly compiled here.
The school itself is situated within the town's core, on Taylor Street, and the town surrounding it is a small, compact grid with a park, a library, and a town hall within easy reach. The housing market in the zip code shows home values that are slightly below the Indiana state benchmark and well below the national figure, making the area relatively affordable for families. The town is growing at a modest pace, and no major new developments or district-level changes have been publicly noted.
For a family weighing their options, Ladoga Elementary presents as a small-town elementary school with a track record of strong state test results relative to its county peers. The student population is not diverse, and the community is a commuter-oriented rural town. The school's size and grade range mean that children will transition to a larger junior high and high school in the district after fifth grade.
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