Switzerland Co Elementary School, East Enterprise IN

Original Research by School Decision on Switzerland Co Elementary School

Switzerland Co Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the unincorporated community of East Enterprise, a very small rural census-designated place in Switzerland County, Indiana. The school is part of the Switzerland County School Corp, the single school district covering the entire county. The school is a regular public school and not a charter or magnet.

Because Switzerland County has only one school district, there is no immediate comparison to other districts within the county. The state provides no local benchmark, so the school’s performance is best understood against a broader state context, though the data does not include a direct statewide comparison.

On state assessments administered in grades three through six, about two out of every five students scored at the proficient level or above in math and in English language arts. In science, roughly the same proportion met proficiency. Fifth graders, the only grade tested in social studies, performed slightly better, with approximately half of those tested reaching proficiency. These results suggest that a majority of students are not yet meeting the state’s benchmark for grade-level work, a pattern a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand what supports are in place. Participation rates on the math and English tests were very high, meaning the results represent nearly all enrolled students.

The school enrolls a moderate-sized student body for an elementary school. A substantial majority of students are white, reflecting the surrounding community. More than six in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that economic need is widespread. The data does not include counts of students with disabilities or English learners, so it is not possible to assess the school’s special education or language support programs from this information alone.

East Enterprise itself is a tiny, low-density rural settlement at a highway intersection with no commercial downtown, no public library or park described in available sources, and a population that has fluctuated in recent years. Housing values have risen, and most residents commute to work outside the community. The school building sits in this setting, and the local texture is overwhelmingly residential and agricultural. The school is the only elementary option within the district for families in this part of the county.

For a family considering this school, the academic picture is one where the school is working with a high-needs student population and has room for growth in core subject proficiency. There is no comparative data from neighboring districts to gauge relative performance, so the state results stand on their own. The school’s size is manageable, and the rural environment offers a quiet, close-knit setting. Parents may want to inquire directly about how the school addresses literacy and math instruction, what interventions are available for students not yet proficient, and what enrichment opportunities exist given the limited scope of the elementary grades. The district brief indicates no recent major changes were publicly reported, so the school has operated without significant disruption.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grades 3-841%

School 41% · District 34% · ▲ 7 pts above district

even with state median

English language arts

Grades 3-836%

School 36% · District 37% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Science

Grades 3-838%

School 38% · District 36% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 37% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median

This schoolSwitzerland County 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-income16%Higher-income50%34 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income40%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income50%18 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income47%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income65%31 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income45%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income31%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income47%5 pp gap