Summary:
Schools in zip code 61327 include one school, Putnam County Elementary School, which serves grades 3–5 and has 158 students. In 2025–2026, its students were proficient in all-grades English language arts (ELA) at 66%, compared with 56% statewide, and in math at 43%, compared with 40% statewide. The main takeaway is that the school is above state results in both subjects, with a stronger advantage in ELA than in math.
Within this school, fifth-grade science stands out most, while fifth-grade math is the clearest concern. In 2025–2026, 67% of fifth graders were proficient in science, 19 points above the state’s 48%; in math, 30% were proficient, 7 points below the state’s 36%. ELA results were above the state in every tested grade: the school’s advantage was 15 points in grade 3, 8 in grade 4, and 17 in grade 5. Math varied much more by grade: third graders were 11 points above the state, fourth graders were 1 point below, and fifth graders were 7 points below. Because the list has just one school, there are no meaningful top-versus-bottom school comparisons.
Over the two years of test results, the school improved in ELA and science, but its advantage over the state narrowed in all three comparable measures. ELA rose from 64% to 66%, while the state rose from 53% to 56%; science rose from 60% to 67%, while the state rose from 41% to 48%. Math fell from 44% to 43%, while the state increased from 39% to 40%. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile also declined, from 73 in 2023–2024 to 61 in 2025–2026, though those rankings draw on different numbers of schools. As context, the student–teacher ratio was 10.5 in 2024–2025, and 40% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these figures describe the school but do not establish why results differ by subject or grade.
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