Best Public Schools in Rushville, IN

Summary:

The city of Rushville, Indiana is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Rushville Consolidated High School, Rushville Elementary School, and Benjamin Rush Middle School. These schools, part of the Rush County Schools district, serve a predominantly white student population with a significant percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Rushville Consolidated High School stands out as a consistent performer, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years and boasting a high 4-year graduation rate of 98.8%. The school's students also performed well on SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing assessments, with 47.02% proficiency. In contrast, Rushville Elementary School had mixed performance on ILEARN assessments, with 28.15% proficiency in English Language Arts and 29.91% proficiency in Math across all grades.

While the schools in Rushville face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates at the high school and socioeconomic factors impacting the student population, there are also areas of strength. Benjamin Rush Middle School performed relatively well on ILEARN assessments, with 34.69% proficiency in English Language Arts and 37.04% proficiency in Math. Overall, the data provides a nuanced picture of the schools in Rushville, highlighting both their successes and areas for improvement.

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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
Rushville Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	1201 Lions Path	Rushville	46173	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 932-3901	654	46	14.2	54.1%	602 (92.0%)	6 (0.9%)	20 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	52.6	182^nd of 431 public high schools	57.8%		52.2	165^th of 398 public high schools	58.5%	17	47.0	26.2																36.1	$11,487	$909	$10,578
Benjamin Rush Middle School	Public	7-8	1601 N Sexton St	Rushville	46173	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 932-2968	318	25	12.8	62.3%	286 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	57.2	203^rd of 485 public middle schools	58.1%		58.4	194^th of 489 public middle schools	60.3%	9							34.3	35.1	34.7					34.5	39.7	37.0			$11,746	$1,110	$10,636
Rushville Elementary School	Public	K-6	390 W 16th St	Rushville	46173	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 938-1616	329	18	18.0	60.5%	301 (91.5%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	29.9	731^st of 1010 public elementary schools	27.6%		58	444^th of 1016 public elementary schools	56.3%	287			19.4	30.4	29.1	34.9			28.2	38.7	21.5	25.6	32.5			29.9	17.4		$10,660	$1,331	$9,329

Cities Near Rushville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arlington	7.31 mi	1	338^th
Milroy	8.23 mi	1	282^nd
Mays	8.79 mi	2	376^th
Knightstown	11.2 mi	4	264^th
Morristown	14.15 mi	2	171^st

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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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