Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47862

Summary:

The 47862 zip code area is home to two schools - Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School, serving grades 7-12, and Montezuma Elementary School, serving grades PK-6. Both schools are part of the Southwest Parke Community School Corporation, which is ranked 226th out of 381 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School has a relatively high percentage of white students (92.8%) and a 86.8% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average. However, the school's academic performance is below state averages, with only 39.74% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 24.2% in Math. In contrast, Montezuma Elementary School has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (65.52%) and a lower academic performance, with only 23.58% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 32.08% in Math.

Both schools have seen their statewide rankings decline over the past three years, indicating a potential need for improvement in academic outcomes. Montezuma Elementary also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate (17.5%) compared to Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High (11.5%), which may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance. The data suggests that addressing these disparities and ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all students in the 47862 zip code area should be a priority for the school district.

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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
Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4907 S Coxville Rd	Montezuma	47862	Parke County	Southwest Parke Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 569-2045	472	43	10.8	52.8%	438 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	27	317^th of 431 public high schools	26.5%		32.4	284^th of 398 public high schools	28.6%	33	37.0	12.4					41.8	38.2	39.7					26.5	22.5	24.2		23.6	$10,302	$1,210	$9,092
Montezuma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	459 E Strawberry Rd	Montezuma	47862	Parke County	Southwest Parke Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 245-2303	232	23	9.9	65.5%	212 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	30	729^th of 1010 public elementary schools	27.8%		32.8	700^th of 1016 public elementary schools	31.1%	29			14.3	25.9	21.7	28.6			23.6	52.4	51.9	8.7	20.0			32.1	21.7		$12,392	$2,453	$9,939

Cities Near Zip Code 47862

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montezuma	0.3 mi	2	329^th
Clinton	7.27 mi	4	226^th
Rockville	7.56 mi	2	258^th
Marshall	10.48 mi	2	229^th
Rosedale	12.7 mi	1	177^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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