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New Washington Elementary School

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New Washington Elementary School ranks 525 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

New Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in New Washington, Indiana, with 311 students and part of the Greater Clark County Schools district.

The data suggests that New Washington Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 15.5% to 27.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates of 40% in ELA and 43.85% in Math in 2024-2025, compared to the district averages of 37% and 37.47% respectively. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.66% to 54.98% over the past few years, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Greater Clark County Schools district, such as Jonathan Jennings Elementary, New Washington Elementary generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past few years, from 311 out of 1,020 Indiana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 525 out of 1,005 in 2024-2025, indicating that the school's performance is not keeping pace with other schools in the state.

296

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,367

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

224 N Poplar St.
New Washington, IN 47162

(812) 293-3331

District: Greater Clark County Schools

Students who attend New Washington Elementary School usually attend:

High:

New Washington Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

Indiana avg38%

525^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Greater Clark County Schools

203^rd of 380Greater Clark County Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	525 of 1005	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	582 of 1011	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	516 of 1016	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	311 of 1020	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	534 of 1016	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	466 of 1031	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	399 of 1027	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	399 of 1033	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.1	360 of 1046	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	442 of 1040	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.0	307 of 1036	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	172 of 1035	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	65.5	365 of 1015	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.2	239 of 1025	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	64.6	383 of 1009	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.0	599 of 1003	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.8	364 of 996	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.6	472 of 985	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.5	629 of 961	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.6	464 of 959	51.6%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math44%

English Language Arts40%

Social Studies33%-5 vs state

Science31%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	224 N Poplar St.	New Washington	47162	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 293-3331	296	19	15.5	51.0%	263 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	49.1	525^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.6	582^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	42.4%	57	27.5	47.6	43.8		40.0	40.0	47.6	43.8		43.9	31.0		31.0	33.3	$10,367	$842	$9,525
Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7980 E Walnut St	Lexington	47138	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 752-8924	205	17	12.4	56.6%	182 (88.8%)	6 (2.9%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	80.3	179^th of 1005 public elementary schools	82.2%		83.3	146^th of 1011 public elementary schools	85.6%	33	76.7	65.8	34.8		61.5	80.0	57.9	43.5		61.5	57.9		57.9	56.5	$13,732	$942	$12,790
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1250 Monroe St	Charlestown	47111	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 256-7286	588	39	15.0	52.7%	423 (71.9%)	19 (3.2%)	68 (11.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.6%)								(n/a)															$11,693	$828	$10,865
Southwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	273 South Main Cross St	Hanover	47243	Jefferson County	Southwestern-Jefferson County Con	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 866-9400	633	34	18.6	65.4%	540 (85.3%)	10 (1.6%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	57.6	430^th of 1005 public elementary schools	57.2%		62.4	387^th of 1011 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	42.9	49.5	35.4		43.0	65.9	58.1	31.7		52.9	45.2		45.2	20.3	$9,721	$567	$9,154
Jonathan Jennings Elementary School	Public	3-5	603 Market St	Charlestown	47111	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 256-7284	529	29	18.2	50.9%	393 (74.3%)	16 (3.0%)	65 (12.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.5%)	66.2	323^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	67.9%		62.8	376^th of 1011 public elementary schools	62.8%	53	43.6	46.7	47.5		45.9	58.7	51.6	64.8		58.1	37.0		37.0	43.8	$10,113	$895	$9,218
Henryville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 N Ferguson St	Henryville	47126	Clark County	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 294-4806	611	46	13.2	42.1%	556 (91.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	36.4	664^th of 1005 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.2	648^th of 1011 public elementary schools	35.9%	16	30.7	24.7	34.4	28.7	29.9	30.7	32.9	34.4	33.3	32.9	26.0	37.8	32.5	33.3	$10,348	$842	$9,507
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	391	24	16.2	50.9%	366 (93.6%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	54.3	466^th of 1005 public elementary schools	53.6%		57	447^th of 1011 public elementary schools	55.8%	19	45.3	41.9	33.3		40.0	51.6	56.5	36.2		47.7	41.9		41.9	33.3	$10,001	$628	$9,372
Lydia Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	714 W Main St	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8005	333	19	17.5	40.5%	293 (88.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	59.7	407^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.5%		65.4	350^th of 1011 public elementary schools	65.4%	57	50.0	36.7			43.3	55.0	56.7			55.8	38.3		38.3		$13,500	$1,560	$11,940
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	219	20	11.2	65.3%	205 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	60.8	387^th of 1005 public elementary schools	61.5%		74.2	249^th of 1011 public elementary schools	75.4%	138	31.1	55.6	50.0		44.5	41.3	63.9	42.1		48.3	44.4		44.4	44.7	$12,886	$1,404	$11,481
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	493	28	17.9	70.2%	443 (89.9%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	45.3	569^th of 1005 public elementary schools	43.4%		56.6	451^st of 1011 public elementary schools	55.4%	118	23.5	38.0	45.3		35.3	30.9	45.6	46.7		40.9	45.6		45.6	25.7	$11,129	$1,019	$10,110

Frequently Asked Questions about New Washington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of New Washington Elementary School?

Students at New Washington Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is New Washington Elementary School in?

Greater Clark County Schools

How many students attend New Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended New Washington Elementary School.

Is New Washington Elementary School a good school?

New Washington Elementary School ranks 525^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of New Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : New Washington Middle/High School

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