Summary:
Sunman, Indiana has one school in this data set, Sunman Elementary School, serving grades K–5 with 327 students in the Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools listed for Sunman here, so families should look to the surrounding district for later grades. The district is strong, ranking 44th of 374 districts, at the 88th percentile with 4 stars. Sunman Elementary’s statewide rank has improved over three years, from 56th percentile in 2023–2024 to 68th percentile in 2025–2026, a gain of 12 percentile points and 120 rank positions.
Academically, the school’s 2025–2026 results show clear strengths in math and science. All-grade math proficiency is 57.86%, above the district’s 56.01%, and all-grade science is 60.78%, above the district’s 59.49%. Both improved from 2024–2025, with science rising from 39.22% to 60.78% and math from 50.61% to 57.86%. Early grades are especially strong: 3rd grade math is 70.45% and 4th grade math is 64.71%, both well above state levels, while 4th grade science is 60.78%, also above the state. English Language Arts is the weaker area. All-grade ELA is 42.86%, below the district’s 51.10%, and it declined from 46.34% the prior year. Fifth grade is the clearest pressure point: ELA is 28.89%, math is 37.78%, and social studies is 46.67%, each below the district and mostly below the state.
Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength: 9.3% at Sunman Elementary, far below Indiana’s 16.7% but slightly above the district’s 8.7%. About 34.86% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $14,254, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. Overall, Sunman Elementary shows a positive rank trend and strong math/science performance in 2025–2026, while ELA and 5th grade results remain areas to monitor. Because it is the only school listed for Sunman and 5th grade is the final grade reported, families will want to check district middle and high school options for the next steps.
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