Summary:
Culver, Indiana is served by two public schools, both part of Culver Community Schools Corp: Culver Elementary School, which serves grades PK–5 with 386 students, and Culver Community Middle/High School, which serves grades 6–12 with 391 students. Together they enroll 777 students, and there is no separately listed middle school — the middle grades are folded into the middle/high school. The district as a whole ranks 171 of 374 in Indiana, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, but that average hides two quite different school profiles.
Culver Elementary School is the stronger performer, holding 3 stars in each of the last three years with percentile ranks of 66, 69, and 65 — placing it in the top third of Indiana elementary schools. Its proficiency rates beat the district in all three core subjects: math 56.98% vs. 48.16%, science 55.93% vs. 48.65%, and ELA 45.35% vs. 44.03%. Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, well below the district's 16.1% and the state's 16.7% — a sign that students are showing up. Science proficiency also rose sharply, from 38.18% to 55.93%. The clearest weak spot is 5th grade Social Studies at 31.58%, far below the state's 47.2%.
Culver Community Middle/High School presents a mixed picture. Its graduation rate of 92.0% is above the state's 89.7%, and 7th and 8th grade ELA and math results generally exceed state averages. However, 2025–2026 performance puts it at 312 of 415 schools — 25th percentile, 1 star — and college-readiness measures lag badly: SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 32.73% vs. the state's 51.9%, and SAT Math is just 9.09% vs. 25.6%. Chronic absenteeism is 20.4%, and Biology EOC fell from 45% to 38.89%. Sixth grade ELA (30.77%) is also below the state. Both schools serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch at 61.14% and 64.19% respectively.
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