Best Public Schools in Corydon, IN

Corydon, Indiana is served by four public schools — Corydon Elementary School (PK–3), Corydon Intermediate School (4–6), Corydon Central Junior High School (7–8), and Corydon Central High School (9–12) — all part of South Harrison Com Schools, which enrolls 2,237 students across the city and ranks 96th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 74th percentile with 4 stars.

Each school has a distinct strength. Corydon Elementary School is the academic standout, with all-grades math proficiency of 65.61% and ELA of 59.24% in 2025–26 — both well above the district — despite having the highest free/reduced-lunch rate at 58.54%. Corydon Intermediate School has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the city at 11.3%, and strong 4th-grade results in ELA (58.79%), math (60.61%), and science (49.09%). Corydon Central Junior High School posts 7th- and 8th-grade ELA and math scores above state averages and holds a 4-star ranking (100th of 486, 79th percentile). Corydon Central High School graduates 97.6% of students, nearly 8 points above the state.

The main concerns are attendance and upper-grade math. Chronic absenteeism climbs sharply by grade level: 11.3% at the intermediate school, 15.4% at the elementary school, 25.1% at the junior high, and 28.7% at the high school — the last two well above district (18.9%) and state (16.7%) averages. Math proficiency also weakens across grade bands, from 65.61% at the elementary school to 44.72% at the intermediate school and 39.56% at the junior high. A specific red flag is 5th-grade math at 33.87%, below both district and state. At the high school, SAT math was 24.71% in 2025–26, slightly below the state and down from the prior year, even as reading stayed near the state average.