Best Public Schools in Central, IN

Summary:

The city of Central, Indiana has a single public elementary school, Heth-Washington Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the South Harrison Community Schools district. The school has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking and rating over the past three years, dropping from 431 out of 1,016 Indiana elementary schools to 554 out of 1,010, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars.

Academically, Heth-Washington Elementary School lags behind both the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Social Studies. The school's ELA proficiency rate of 32.43% is significantly lower than the district average of 50.49%, and its social studies proficiency rate of 33.33% is also lower than the district's 49.55%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 44.59% is slightly below the district's 48.88%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.4%, which may be contributing to the academic challenges.

The high percentage of students (75.33%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Heth-Washington Elementary School suggests a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may impact learning and educational outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.6 is also slightly higher than the recommended 15:1 ratio for elementary schools, which could be a factor in the academic performance issues. Overall, the data indicates the need for targeted interventions and support to address the declining performance and achievement gaps at Heth-Washington Elementary School.

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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
Heth-Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2450 Heth-Washington Rd SW	Central	47110	Harrison County	South Harrison Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 732-4766	156	10	15.6	76.3%	143 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	47.4	554^th of 1010 public elementary schools	45.1%		59.2	431^st of 1016 public elementary schools	57.6%	123	19.1	40.9	27.8	46.2	32.4	47.6	45.5	33.3	53.9	44.6	33.3	$13,422	$3,122	$10,300

Cities Near Central

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Corydon	7.79 mi	5	75^th
New Middletown	7.96 mi	1	265^th
Elizabeth	8.7 mi	2	156^th
Leavenworth	12.11 mi	1	359^th
Lanesville	13.82 mi	2	72^nd

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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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