Best Public Schools in Walton, IN

Summary:

The city of Walton, Indiana is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Lewis Cass Elementary School, Lewis Cass High School, and Lewis Cass Junior High School. These schools are part of the Lewis Cass Schools district, which is ranked 224 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the three schools, Lewis Cass High School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 202 out of 429 Indiana high schools and earning a 3-star rating. This is an improvement from previous years when it was rated 2 stars. In contrast, Lewis Cass Elementary School and Lewis Cass Junior High School have remained in the bottom half of their respective categories over the past 3 school years.

While Lewis Cass Elementary School has the highest percentage of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts for 5th grade, and Lewis Cass Junior High School has the highest percentage of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Math for 7th grade, the district as a whole faces challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and varying socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student outcomes.

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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
Lewis Cass High School	Public	9-12	6422 E Sr 218 W	Walton	46994	Cass County	Lewis Cass Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 626-2511	388	35	11.1	43.6%	339 (87.4%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	50.6	202^nd of 429 public high schools	52.9%		45.6	227^th of 432 public high schools	47.5%	25	58.7	21.3																			30.3	$12,850	$364	$12,486
Lewis Cass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6540 E Sr 218	Walton	46994	Cass County	Lewis Cass Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 626-2504	563	37	15.1	57.2%	471 (83.7%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	35.8	669^th of 1005 public elementary schools	33.4%		39.1	640^th of 1011 public elementary schools	36.7%	29			19.8	17.9	53.2				28.6	31.9	26.4	54.4				36.2	26.4		26.4	39.2		$10,922	$677	$10,245
Lewis Cass Junior High School	Public	6-8	6422 East State Road 218	Walton	46994	Cass County	Lewis Cass Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 626-2511	332	20	16.4	51.8%	276 (83.1%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	44.3	272^nd of 480 public middle schools	43.3%		43.4	280^th of 491 public middle schools	43.0%	8						22.8	38.5	36.7	32.0				29.3	39.4	30.6	32.9		26.8	26.8			$9,989	$380	$9,609

Cities Near Walton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Galveston	6.48 mi	1
Peru	6.8 mi	4	311^th
Logansport	7.71 mi	11	386^th
Bunker Hill	9.34 mi	3	330^th
Kokomo	9.49 mi	23	326^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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