Best Public Schools in Pierceton, IN

Summary:

The city of Pierceton, Indiana has just one public elementary school, Pierceton Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Whitko Community School Corporation district.

Pierceton Elementary School does not appear to be a standout school in the region. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as ILEARN, is generally below the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school's overall SchoolDigger ranking places it in the bottom 20% of elementary schools in Indiana. The school has a high percentage of students (59.33%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are in line with state and national averages, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 13.7% for the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state's target of 10% or less. The school's academic performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past few years, with little to no improvement observed in its rankings and proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages.

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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
Pierceton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	434 S First St	Pierceton	46562	Kosciusko County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 594-2210	386	27	14.5	59.3%	349 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	20	814^th of 1010 public elementary schools	19.4%		28.9	739^th of 1016 public elementary schools	27.3%	75	24.0	21.7	10.2	20.5	19.1	42.0	19.6	10.2	18.2	22.8	24.5	$10,194	$1,665	$8,530

Cities Near Pierceton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Larwill	4.49 mi	1
Winona Lake	5.84 mi	1	266^th
Warsaw	7.01 mi	8	164^th
North Webster	8.19 mi	1	212^th
South Whitley	8.99 mi	2	298^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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