Best Public Schools in Union Mills, IN

Summary:

The city of Union Mills, Indiana is home to two schools - South Central Elementary School and South Central Junior-Senior High School, both part of the South Central Com School Corp district. The elementary school serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 507 students, while the junior-senior high school serves grades 7-12 with 465 students.

South Central Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of Indiana elementary schools over the past 3 years. The school boasts strong academic achievement, with 68.35% of students proficient or better in ILEARN Math and 58.33% proficient or better in ILEARN Science. In contrast, South Central Junior-Senior High School has shown improvement, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating on SchoolDigger over the past 3 years, and maintaining an impressive 88.4% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024.

While South Central Elementary School outperformed the state and district averages in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math, South Central Junior-Senior High School struggled in ILEARN Math, with only 28.08% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of 49.31%. Both schools, however, had strong performance in ILEARN Science, with the elementary school at 58.33% proficient or better and the junior-senior high school at 50% proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year.

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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
South Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9808 S 600 W	Union Mills	46382	LaPorte County	South Central Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 767-2269	523	28	19.0	39.0%	491 (93.9%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	79.5	187^th of 1005 public elementary schools	81.4%		75.3	234^th of 1011 public elementary schools	76.9%	47			47.2	51.9	46.4	39.0			46.1	81.9	73.4	65.2	53.3			68.4	65.8	50.7	58.3	44.9		$10,353	$242	$10,111
South Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9808 S 600 W	Union Mills	46382	LaPorte County	South Central Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 767-2266	463	28	16.8	32.8%	402 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	56.7	161^st of 429 public high schools	62.5%		39.8	265^th of 432 public high schools	38.7%	104	66.3	12.1					45.7	60.0	53.3					47.1	50.0	48.7					50.0	$12,129	$270	$11,859

Cities Near Union Mills

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kingsford Heights	4.33 mi	1	23^rd
La Porte	5.83 mi	13	203^rd
Wanatah	6.8 mi	2	240^th
Westville	7.47 mi	2	150^th
Valparaiso	11.07 mi	24	59^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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