Best Public Schools in Eaton, IN

Eaton, Indiana, has one public school in this data set: Eaton Elementary School, a K–5 elementary school with 256 students at 200 N E Union St, Eaton, IN 47338, part of Delaware Community School Corp. The area summary lists 1 elementary school, 0 middle schools, 0 high schools, and 0 alternative schools, so there are no other Eaton schools to compare. The district is ranked 71st of 374 Indiana districts (81st percentile, 4 stars), and Eaton Elementary also has a 4-star rating.

Across 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26, the school stayed at 4 stars and ranked between the 81st and 87th percentiles statewide; in 2025–26 it ranked 168th of 1,015 schools (83rd percentile). In 2024–25, chronic absenteeism was 6.2%, compared with 12.8% for the district and 16.7% for the state, even though 64.45% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch. In 2025–26, all-grade ELA proficiency was 52.52% versus 45.27% in the district; math was 69.06% versus 51.27%; and science was 56.60% versus 51.67%. Grade-level highlights include 5th grade social studies at 79.07% (district 68.21%, state 47.2%), 5th grade math at 69.77% (state 42%), 3rd grade math at 72.09% (state 51.9%), and 4th grade science at 56.60% (state 43.8%).

Year over year, all-grade math rose 7.42 percentage points, science rose 9.10 points, and 5th grade social studies rose 17.96 points; ELA was nearly flat, moving from 52.74% to 52.52%. The clearest relative weakness is 4th grade ELA, where the school scored 35.85%, below the district’s 40.8% and the state’s 42.2%, though 4th grade math and science were above both district and state. Because Eaton has only one school, there are no local middle or high schools to compare, and state comparisons are missing for all-grade results. With only 256 students, year-to-year changes can reflect small cohort shifts. Overall, the school stands out as a 4-star, top-quintile Indiana elementary school with strong math, improving science, exceptional 5th grade social studies, and very low chronic absenteeism relative to district and state.