Best Public Schools in Thorntown, IN

Summary:

The city of Thorntown, Indiana is home to two high-performing schools - Western Boone Junior-Senior High School and Thorntown Elementary School. Both schools are part of the Western Boone County Com School District, which is ranked 23rd out of 381 districts in Indiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Boone Junior-Senior High School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Indiana high schools, with a 4-star rating and an impressive 95.5% four-year graduation rate. The school's students excel academically, with 7th and 8th grade ILEARN scores exceeding state averages in both English Language Arts and Math, and high proficiency rates on the SAT. In contrast, Thorntown Elementary School is ranked in the top 15% of Indiana elementary schools, with a 5-star rating, and its students demonstrate exceptional performance on ILEARN assessments, particularly in math.

While both schools have a predominantly white student population, the racial makeup is not fully representative of the broader community. Additionally, the stark difference in chronic absenteeism rates between the elementary and high school levels is noteworthy, with Thorntown Elementary School having a much lower rate of 3.4% compared to 10.0% at the high school. The higher spending per student at the high school level may be indicative of the additional resources and programs required to support secondary education, such as advanced coursework, extracurricular activities, and specialized facilities.

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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
Thorntown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Mill St	Thorntown	46071	Boone County	Western Boone County Com School District	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 485-2447	424	25	17.3	32.8%	388 (91.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	83.8	142^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	85.9%		89.1	70^th of 1016 public elementary schools	93.1%	72			55.2	50.9	50.0	66.1			55.5	73.1	66.1	60.3	54.8			63.7	48.5		$8,105	$740	$7,365
Western Boone Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1205 N Sr 75	Thorntown	46071	Boone County	Western Boone County Com School District	No	No	No	No	(765) 482-6143	818	51	16.0	35.5%	762 (93.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	67.2	91^st of 431 public high schools	78.9%		64.1	103^rd of 398 public high schools	74.1%	12	59.3	23.9					59.7	52.1	55.5					67.5	39.4	52.0		50.9	$10,090	$400	$9,690

Cities Near Thorntown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lebanon	8.45 mi	6	192^nd
Frankfort	8.71 mi	7	288^th
Jamestown	11.07 mi	1	30^th
Crawfordsville	11.2 mi	13	155^th
New Ross	12.25 mi	1	65^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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