Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47581

Summary:

The 47581 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school - all part of the Shoals Community School Corp district. While the schools serve a predominantly white and low-income student population, they face significant academic and attendance-related challenges, with test scores and graduation rates often below state averages.

Shoals Community Elementary School stands out for its high percentage of white students (97.45%) and below-average ILEARN test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. The school also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1%. In contrast, Shoals Middle School performs better in English Language Arts ILEARN, but struggles significantly in Math, with only 17.74% of students proficient or better across all grades.

At the high school level, Shoals Community High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 92.3%, but its SAT performance is quite low, with only 34.15% of students proficient or better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and just 7.32% in Mathematics. The school also has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 41.0%, which likely contributes to the academic challenges faced by its students.

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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
Shoals Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11749 Ironton Rd	Shoals	47581	Martin County	Shoals Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 247-2085	316	15	21.7	55.1%	309 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	31.2	720^th of 1010 public elementary schools	28.7%		31.6	711^th of 1016 public elementary schools	30.0%	9			20.6	49.0	22.4				31.5	26.5	43.1	24.1				31.5	15.5		$10,066	$1,075	$8,991
Shoals Community High School	Public	9-12	7900 US Hwy 50	Shoals	47581	Martin County	Shoals Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 247-2090	210	15	14.0	59.0%	196 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	22	337^th of 431 public high schools	21.8%		17.2	340^th of 398 public high schools	14.6%	3	34.2	7.3																25.0	$10,368	$807	$9,560
Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	11741 Ironton Rd	Shoals	47581	Martin County	Shoals Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 247-2060	128	11	12.1	66.4%	123 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	42.7	284^th of 485 public middle schools	41.4%		25.6	362^nd of 489 public middle schools	26.0%	78						27.0	40.0	50.0	40.3				27.0	17.1	11.5	17.7			$8,089	$780	$7,308

Cities Near Zip Code 47581

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shoals	5.67 mi	3	357^th
Loogootee	9.69 mi	3	95^th
Bedford	12.22 mi	10	278^th
Mitchell	14.9 mi	4	344^th
Springville	15.05 mi	1	239^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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