Summary:
The Fairfield Community Schools district in Indiana is home to three elementary schools: New Paris Elementary School, Benton Elementary School, and Millersburg Elementary-Middle School. Based on the data analysis, Benton Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, with strong test scores, low absenteeism, and a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients.
Benton Elementary School ranks 135th out of 1,010 Indiana elementary schools and receives a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels compared to the other two schools and the Fairfield Community Schools district average. Benton Elementary also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 9.8%, well below the district average of 10.2% at New Paris Elementary and 7.5% at Millersburg Elementary-Middle.
In contrast, Millersburg Elementary-Middle, despite being a combined elementary and middle school, has the lowest test scores among the three schools, particularly in the upper grade levels. The racial makeup of the schools is predominantly white, with Millersburg Elementary-Middle having the highest percentage of white students at 96.07%. The district-wide performance, as measured by the Fairfield Community Schools scores, generally falls between the individual school performances, suggesting a relatively consistent level of education across the district.
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