Summary:
Bainbridge, Indiana is served by a single public school — Bainbridge Elementary School, a PK–5 building with 456 students in the North Putnam Community Schools district — so families in this small Putnam County community have one local option for the elementary years.
That one school is on a clear upward path. Its statewide rank climbed from 431 of 1,011 (57th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 411 of 1,005 in 2024–2025, then to 340 of 1,015 (67th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026 — a 91-place, 10-percentile-point gain in two years. In 2025–2026, all-grade ILEARN results beat district averages in every core subject tested: ELA 44.92% versus 42.01%, math 50.8% versus 43.37%, and science 49.09% versus 41.5%. English language arts showed the biggest turnaround, rising from 37.62% in 2024–2025 to 44.92%, moving the school from below its district to above it.
Grade-level results show where the school shines and where work remains. Fourth grade is a bright spot: ELA 58.18% and math 60%, both above district and state. Fifth grade social studies is exceptional at 66.67%, compared with 60.64% district and 47.2% state, up sharply from 50% the year before. Third grade ELA is the clearest weakness at 32.35%, below both the district's 40.59% and the state's 40.8%. Chronic absenteeism is 15.9% — better than the state's 16.7% but slightly above the district's 14.6%. Per-student spending was $9,990 in 2023–2024, the student-teacher ratio is 15.2, and 37.72% of students receive free or reduced lunch. Notably, the district as a whole ranks higher (89 of 374, 76th percentile, 4 stars).
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