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Rio Grande Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5555 E Rio Grande Av, Terre Haute, IN 47805 · (812) 462-4307 · Part of Vigo County School Corporation

Otter Creek Township’s School Grade C better than 27% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
408
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Rio Grande Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Otter Creek Township kids: Otter Creek Middle School

On the path

Where Otter Creek Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Rio Grande Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Otter Creek Middle Schoolin Terre Haute

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5555 E Rio Grande Av, Terre Haute

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten55
Grade 166
Grade 262
Grade 380
Grade 466
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
450’20
448’21
439’22
451’23
408’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 5%Hispanic <1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rio Grande Elementary School from Otter Creek Township families.

Other schools in Vigo County School Corporation

The district →
Lost Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
A
672 students14:1
Terre Town Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
B−
553 students15:1
Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Terre Haute
C+
452 students14:1
Benjamin Franklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
D
441 students14:1
Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
A−
440 students16:1
Riley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riley
A
401 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Otter Creek Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.