Summary:
Leopold, Indiana is home to two public schools — Perry Central Elementary School, which serves PK–6, and Perry Central Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 7–12 — both part of the Perry Central Com Schools Corp district and located at the same address. Together they enroll 1,275 students, with 734 at the elementary and 541 at the junior-senior high. There is no separate middle school, so the junior-senior high covers both middle-grade and high-school years.
Both schools look strong on attendance and accountability. Chronic absenteeism is 8.0% at the elementary and 9.6% at the junior-senior high, far below the state's 16.7%. The high school's graduation rate of 97.2% is well above the state's 89.7%. After both schools dipped to 3 stars in 2024–2025, both returned to 4 stars in 2025–2026, and both posted large gains in English/language arts — up about 11 points at each school. The high school also improved sharply on the SAT, moving above state averages in both Evidence-based Reading and Writing (54.44%) and Math (31.11%).
Comparing the two, the elementary stands out in math, with all-grades proficiency of 56.28% — above the district's 51.47% — and especially strong 3rd- and 4th-grade math results. Its weakest area is social studies, which improved but remains below the state. At the junior-senior high, math is the relative weak spot: all-grades math is 40.24%, below the district figure. The high school spends more per student ($12,806 vs. $11,017) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (13.1 vs. 19.3). Overall, families will find solid academics, excellent attendance, and a very strong graduation rate.
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