The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Math. The lowest is 49% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Dixie Bee Elementary School
Dixie Bee Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Vigo County School Corp in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is a mid-sized elementary school for its grade band, drawing from a residential area on the city’s east side near Jessica Drive. The school’s student body is predominantly white, with a notable Asian population and smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a mix of economic backgrounds.
On the 2024-25 ILEARN state assessments, roughly half of Dixie Bee students scored at the proficient level or above in math and English language arts. Science and social studies results, which are tested only in specific grades, showed a similar pattern: about half of students met the proficiency standard. These results place the school in a middle range compared to statewide expectations; a parent may want to discuss with the school how it supports students who are not yet meeting benchmarks, as well as those who are exceeding them. Participation rates were near universal for math and ELA, so the results reflect nearly all enrolled students in tested grades.
The school operates within the Vigo County School Corp, a district that oversees all public schools in Terre Haute and the surrounding county. At the district level, there were no recent parent-relevant changes found in publicly available records, such as a referendum or major capital project that would directly affect elementary families. Dixie Bee itself appears to be a stable, established school.
Terre Haute is a mid-sized city that blends college-town, industrial, and government-institutional character. Indiana State University is integrated into the downtown core, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College also have campuses nearby. The local economy includes diversified manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, a federal correctional complex, and a casino that opened on the east side in 2024. Downtown has an Arts Corridor, a children’s museum, and a convention center completed in 2021, and the city’s street grid centers on Wabash Avenue and 3rd Street. Housing in the area costs less than the Indiana state average and substantially less than the national median, making it a more affordable setting for families. The city’s population has been relatively stable, and recent development has focused on downtown and the east side.
Because Dixie Bee is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate, and no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing was available. Parents who want details on special education services or English learner supports should contact the school directly, as those figures were not reported in the data we reviewed. The school’s offerings beyond the core curriculum also were not available; it is a regular public school without a magnet or charter designation.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture is one of solid but not standout performance, with test results hovering around the halfway mark. The student peer group is diverse in income but not heavily so in racial composition, with a notably larger Asian enrollment than many schools in the region. The community is affordable and offers cultural and economic anchors tied to the universities and downtown revitalization. Dixie Bee sits in a part of Terre Haute that is convenient to both the city center and the east-side developments, and the school itself appears to be a well-established neighborhood elementary option within the Vigo County system.
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