Best Public Schools in Albany, IN

Summary:

The city of Albany, Indiana is home to a single school, Albany Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Delaware Community School Corp district, which is ranked 61 out of 381 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albany Elementary School has a predominantly white student population, with 89.63% of students identifying as white. The school's performance on standardized tests has been mixed, with fluctuating rankings and ratings on the SchoolDigger platform over the past three years. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 49.28%, which was higher than the district average, while its math proficiency rate was 62.32%, significantly higher than the district average. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate declined to 39.68%, lower than the district and state averages.

The school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.2% and a high percentage of students (66.89%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower socioeconomic status. Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student of $11,237 is relatively high, which could suggest efficient resource allocation or the need to address specific student needs. Overall, Albany Elementary School's performance and characteristics suggest a school that is working to maintain consistent and high-quality educational outcomes 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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th 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
Albany Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 W State St	Albany	47320	Delaware County	Delaware Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 789-6102	263	23	11.4	69.2%	237 (90.1%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	59.7	418^th of 1010 public elementary schools	58.6%		75.4	227^th of 1016 public elementary schools	77.7%	191	33.3	43.2	41.9	39.7	51.3	61.4	41.9	51.6	39.5	$11,237	$1,701	$9,536

Cities Near Albany

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Muncie	5.68 mi	20	296^th
Redkey	5.93 mi	1	323^rd
Dunkirk	6.08 mi	1	178^th
Eaton	6.49 mi	1	37^th
Selma	7.27 mi	3	56^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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