Best Public Schools in Hamlet, IN

Summary:

The city of Hamlet, Indiana is home to two schools: Oregon-Davis Elementary School and Oregon-Davis Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Oregon-Davis School Corp district. While the junior-senior high school has seen significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking, the elementary school has consistently low proficiency rates in standardized testing, often trailing the district and state averages.

Oregon-Davis Junior-Senior High School's statewide ranking has been volatile, going from 321 out of 398 Indiana high schools in 2022-2023 to 112 out of 431 in 2023-2024, before dropping back down to 328 out of 429 in 2024-2025. This instability suggests the school may be facing challenges that need to be addressed. In contrast, Oregon-Davis Elementary School has consistently low proficiency rates in ILEARN testing across all grade levels and subject areas, with rates ranging from 31.25% to 54.29% in English Language Arts and 40.63% to 66.67% in Math, compared to the state averages of 40.3% to 41.4% in ELA and 39.7% to 51.5% in Math.

Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, at 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, and a majority of their students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, with 59.68% at the elementary school and 63.51% at the junior-senior high school. While the junior-senior high school spends significantly more per student ($15,253) compared to the elementary school ($11,818), it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.4, compared to 12.6 at the elementary school. The junior-senior high school also had an 88.4% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, which is a positive factor.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oregon-Davis Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5990 N 750 E	Hamlet	46532	Starke County	Oregon-Davis School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 867-4561	228	22	10.6	52.6%	204 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	23.5	328^th of 429 public high schools	23.5%		63.6	112^th of 432 public high schools	74.1%	216	35.9	2.6					44.7	35.1	40.0					26.3	27.0	26.7					35.7	$15,253	$1,022	$14,231
Oregon-Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5860 N 750 E	Hamlet	46532	Starke County	Oregon-Davis School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 867-2711	299	24	12.7	56.2%	278 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	61.5	376^th of 1005 public elementary schools	62.6%		42.9	593^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	41.3%	217			42.9	33.3	54.3	31.3			41.3	45.7	66.7	60.0	40.6			52.4	41.7	31.3	35.7	51.4		$11,818	$972	$10,846

Cities Near Hamlet

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Knox	6.8 mi	3	314^th
Walkerton	7.46 mi	3	90^th
Kingsford Heights	8.97 mi	1	23^rd
La Porte	12.17 mi	13	203^rd
Union Mills	13.24 mi	2	84^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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