Summary:
The city of Petersburg, Indiana is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Pike Central High School, Petersburg Elementary School, and Pike Central Middle School. While the schools share a common district, Pike County School Corp, their performance and characteristics vary significantly.
Among the standout schools, Petersburg Elementary School shines with relatively high ILEARN proficiency rates in Math and strong performance in 5th grade Social Studies, along with a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the other schools. In contrast, Pike Central High School maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 90.9% and performs better than the district and state averages on SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.
However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with all three schools ranked in the bottom half of their respective categories in the state and receiving 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The schools exhibit consistently low academic performance, a lack of racial diversity, high chronic absenteeism rates, and potential funding disparities, suggesting a need for comprehensive improvement efforts to address these issues and provide equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Petersburg community.
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