Best Public Schools in Elizabeth, IN

The city of Elizabeth, Indiana is home to two schools - South Central Elementary and South Central Junior & Senior High School, both part of the South Harrison Com Schools district. The data reveals that while both schools have room for improvement, South Central Junior & Senior High School stands out as the stronger-performing institution, ranking in the top quartile of Indiana high schools.

South Central Junior & Senior High School boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and an impressive 88.4% four-year graduation rate. The school also performed well on ILEARN/Biology End of Course assessments, with 65% proficiency. In contrast, South Central Elementary, while ranking in the middle of Indiana elementary schools with a 3-star rating, excelled in ILEARN/English Language Arts and ILEARN/Science for 6th grade, outperforming the state averages.

Both schools, however, face challenges in ILEARN/Math assessments, where they performed below the state and district averages. Additionally, both schools grapple with high chronic absenteeism rates, exceeding the state average. The data also suggests that South Central Junior & Senior High School's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its stronger performance and graduation rates compared to the elementary school.