Summary:
The city of Argos, Indiana is home to two schools: Argos Community Elementary and Argos Community Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Argos Community Schools district. While the elementary school has a relatively large enrollment of 350 students, the junior-senior high school is quite small with only 95 students.
Academically, both schools face significant challenges. Argos Community Elementary has consistently received a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of Indiana elementary schools, and its test scores are significantly lower than state averages, particularly in 3rd grade ELA and Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and a high free/reduced lunch rate of 58.86%, indicating that many students face socioeconomic challenges. Similarly, Argos Community Junior-Senior High School has lower test scores than the state, especially in Math, and a high free/reduced lunch rate of 46.32%.
Despite these challenges, the junior-senior high school does have a relatively high graduation rate of 88.4%, which is above average. However, the school's ranking has fluctuated, from 144th out of 431 Indiana high schools in 2023-2024 to 270th out of 429 in 2024-2025. The significant difference in per-student spending between the elementary school ($8,503) and the junior-senior high school ($25,145) is also noteworthy and warrants further investigation to understand how these funds are being allocated and whether the higher spending at the high school level is translating into improved outcomes.
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