Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47170

Summary:

The 47170 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Scott County School District 2. While the district as a whole is ranked 89 out of 381 in Indiana and rated 4 stars, the individual school performance within the district varies significantly.

Johnson Elementary School and Vienna-Finley Elementary School stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, with higher test scores, lower absenteeism, and lower free/reduced lunch rates compared to Scottsburg Elementary School. Johnson Elementary, in particular, is ranked 249 out of 1,010 Indiana elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, significantly outperforming the district and state averages in ILEARN test scores.

On the other hand, Scottsburg Senior High School and Scottsburg Middle School face challenges, with relatively low proficiency rates in standardized tests and high chronic absenteeism rates. Scottsburg Senior High School's four-year graduation rate of 83.6% is also below the state average, while Scottsburg Middle School struggles with Math proficiency, with only 31.07% of students proficient or better.

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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
Scottsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 N Hyland St	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 752-8922	485	31	15.6	73.2%	440 (90.7%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	56.6	451^st of 1010 public elementary schools	55.3%		50.8	533^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	47.5%	82			32.9	47.3	43.9				40.9	39.0	53.4	47.4				46.2	42.1		$11,175	$2,059	$9,116
Scottsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	425 S 3rd St	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	No	(812) 752-8926	537	40	13.5	60.3%	497 (92.6%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	65.5	164^th of 485 public middle schools	66.2%		59.9	184^th of 489 public middle schools	62.4%	20						36.0	44.7	50.0	43.2				43.4	33.2	35.0	37.3			$11,385	$1,195	$10,190
Scottsburg Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Gardner	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	No	(812) 752-8927	726	52	14.0	55.5%	679 (93.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	50.4	197^th of 431 public high schools	54.3%		53.7	158^th of 398 public high schools	60.3%	39	57.4	24.1																13.8	$11,704	$993	$10,711
Vienna-Finley Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Ivan Rogers Dr	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 752-8925	398	22	18.0	51.3%	377 (94.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	57	447^th of 1010 public elementary schools	55.7%		62.8	381^st of 1016 public elementary schools	62.5%	66			25.4	41.4	44.9				36.8	57.1	47.1	42.9				49.5	49.0		$10,484	$1,638	$8,845
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4235 E Sr 256	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 752-8923	248	17	14.5	72.2%	234 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	74.2	249^th of 1010 public elementary schools	75.3%		67.8	329^th of 1016 public elementary schools	67.6%	80			45.5	50.0	48.7				48.2	75.8	57.9	56.4				62.7	38.5		$13,178	$2,118	$11,060

Cities Near Zip Code 47170

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scottsburg	0.15 mi	6	189^th
Austin	3.92 mi	3	365^th
Crothersville	8.42 mi	2	370^th
Lexington	8.47 mi	1	22^nd
Henryville	9.8 mi	4	294^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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