Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47501

Summary:

The 47501 zip code area is home to 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Washington Community Schools district. While the district as a whole struggles with low academic performance, Veale Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Indiana.

Veale Elementary boasts significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, 51.72% of Veale Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 24.23% for the Washington Community Schools district. In Math, an impressive 79.31% of Veale Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 24.98% for the district. Veale Elementary also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.2%, well below the district average of 22.2% to 26.8% for the other elementary schools.

In contrast, the district as a whole faces concerning trends in academic performance, with most schools scoring well below the state averages in both ELA and Math proficiency. The high school, Washington High School, also has relatively low test scores, with just 44.97% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and only 16.93% proficient or better in Math. Chronic absenteeism is another area of concern, with rates ranging from 12.2% at Veale Elementary to 43.9% at Washington High School.

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	803 E National Hwy	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 254-8360	370	28	13.0	67.8%	247 (66.8%)	26 (7.0%)	80 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$11,138	$2,608	$8,531
Washington Intermediate	Public	2-4	801 NW 11th St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 254-8366	445	30	14.7	67.6%	281 (63.1%)	28 (6.3%)	120 (27.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	12.4	904^th of 1010 public elementary schools	10.5%		24.2	779^th of 1016 public elementary schools	23.3%	125			12.4	18.3					15.2	24.7	23.5					24.1		$12,069	$2,502	$9,567
Washington Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	600 NE 6th St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 254-8363	361	21	17.1	62.0%	244 (67.6%)	23 (6.4%)	85 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)								(n/a)					17.2	34.4			25.1			16.1	26.5			20.9	32.8	$9,428	$1,139	$8,289
Washington High School	Public	9-12	608 E Walnut St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 254-3860	780	48	16.3	58.5%	533 (68.3%)	27 (3.5%)	192 (24.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	46.5	243^rd of 431 public high schools	43.6%		24.8	314^th of 398 public high schools	21.1%	71	45.0	16.9																$11,447	$1,197	$10,250
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	210 NE 6th St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 254-2682	416	30	13.7	62.5%	278 (66.8%)	14 (3.4%)	112 (26.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	38.5	306^th of 485 public middle schools	36.9%		47	257^th of 489 public middle schools	47.4%	49						7.1	30.1	28.7	28.6				7.1	29.0	22.8	25.1		$9,555	$1,108	$8,447
Veale Elementary School	Public	K-4	326 E 450 S	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 254-3968	89	7	12.1	28.1%	84 (94.4%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85	129^th of 1010 public elementary schools	87.2%		52.9	503^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	50.5%	374			42.9	60.0					51.7	85.7	73.3					79.3		$11,105	$1,212	$9,893

Cities Near Zip Code 47501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Washington	0.15 mi	6	344^th
Montgomery	6.59 mi	2	23^rd
Bicknell	11.01 mi	2	351^st
Petersburg	12.86 mi	3	334^th
Loogootee	13.56 mi	3	83^rd

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47501

Veale Elementary School

Washington High School

Washington Junior High School

Washington Intermediate

Washington Primary

Washington Upper Elementary

Cities Near Zip Code 47501