Best Public Schools in Argos, IN

Summary:

The city of Argos, Indiana is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Argos Community Elementary and Argos Community Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Argos Community Schools district.

While Argos Community Elementary has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 286th out of 1,020 Indiana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 580th out of 1,010 in 2023-2024, Argos Community Junior-Senior High School has maintained a relatively stable statewide ranking, placing 148th out of 431 Indiana high schools in 2023-2024. Both schools have high percentages of white students, with Argos Community Elementary at 89.94% and Argos Community Junior-Senior High School at 92.15%, suggesting a lack of racial diversity in the student populations.

Academically, Argos Community Elementary has proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math that are generally below the state averages, while Argos Community Junior-Senior High School performs better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing on the SAT but significantly lower in Mathematics. Both schools serve a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Argos Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Yearick Ave	Argos	46501	Marshall County	Argos Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 892-5136	350	16	21.8	58.9%	306 (87.4%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	45	580^th of 1010 public elementary schools	42.6%		59.8	421^st of 1016 public elementary schools	58.6%	159			21.8	46.7	28.0				31.3	27.3	60.0	46.0				43.3	34.0		$10,411	$2,843	$7,569
Argos Community Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	500 Yearick Ave	Argos	46501	Marshall County	Argos Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 892-5137	95	19	5.0	46.3%	86 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	58.9	144^th of 431 public high schools	66.6%		44.4	216^th of 398 public high schools	45.7%	72	50.0	26.3				45.6	34.1	51.4	43.4				33.3	29.6	34.3	32.4		45.3	$9,629	$714	$8,916

Cities Near Argos

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plymouth	7.09 mi	7	222^nd
Bourbon	8.4 mi	2	124^th
Culver	9.26 mi	2	304^th
Rochester	11.52 mi	6	240^th
Mentone	12.03 mi	1	210^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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