Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47273

Summary:

The 47273 zip code in Indiana is home to a single school, Scipio Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. Scipio Elementary is part of the Jennings County School Corporation, a district ranked 209 out of 381 in the state and with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scipio Elementary School has a predominantly white student population (94.09%), with small percentages of Hispanic (2.36%) and multiracial (3.15%) students. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 463 out of 1,010 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 518 out of 1,016 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 2 and 3 stars. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (38.52%) and Math (50%) are higher than the district average but lower than the state average in some grade levels, while its 5th-grade Social Studies performance (24.14%) is significantly below the state average.

Scipio Elementary School faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.4% and a relatively high percentage of students (60.63%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 suggests smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. Overall, the data highlights both strengths and areas for improvement at Scipio Elementary, and further investigation into the factors driving the school's performance could help guide targeted strategies for enhancing the educational experience for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)					ILEARN Math (2024)					ILEARN Social Studies (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	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scipio Elementary School	Public	K-6	6320 N Hwy 7	Scipio	47273	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 392-2055	232	18	12.8	64.7%	222 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	55.9	463^rd of 1010 public elementary schools	54.2%		51.9	518^th of 1016 public elementary schools	49.0%	55	44.8	29.7	41.4	40.7	38.5	55.2	51.4	58.6	33.3	50.0	24.1	$11,861	$1,248	$10,613

Cities Near Zip Code 47273

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scipio	0.64 mi	1	225^th
North Vernon	4.96 mi	6	321^st
Hayden	6.79 mi	1	286^th
Columbus	7.2 mi	16	215^th
Seymour	11.26 mi	8	324^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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