Best Public Schools in Tipton, IN


Summary:

The city of Tipton, Indiana is home to three public schools serving students from elementary through high school: Tipton Elementary School, Tipton High School, and Tipton Middle School. These schools, operated by the Tipton Community School Corp, serve a predominantly white student population with varying levels of academic performance and resource allocation.

Tipton High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 85th out of 431 Indiana high schools. The school boasts a strong 95.8% 4-year graduation rate and impressive SAT proficiency rates, with 60.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing. In contrast, Tipton Middle School lags behind the district and state averages in ILEARN proficiency rates, indicating a need for improvement at the middle school level.

Tipton Elementary School demonstrates consistent academic performance, outpacing the district and state averages in ILEARN proficiency rates for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, at 47.6%, highlights the socioeconomic challenges faced by the Tipton community. Additionally, the significant differences in spending per student between the elementary school and high school suggest potential resource allocation challenges or differences in educational needs and programming across grade levels.








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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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