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Best Public Schools in Adams County, IN

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Schools

4,240

Students

Districts

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Top rankedAdams Central Middle School42^nd of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Adams Central Elementary School up 89 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Adams High School 11.7 students per teacher

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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
Adams Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W Washington St	Monroe	46772	Adams County	Adams Central Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 692-6629	621	46	13.6	27.4%	571 (91.9%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	65.9	328^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.4%		59.8	417^th of 1011 public elementary schools	58.8%	89			40.4	41.8	46.3				42.9	53.2	62.6	41.1				52.1	50.6		50.6	51.6		$10,493	$1,363	$9,130
Adams Central High School	Public	9-12	222 W Washington St	Monroe	46772	Adams County	Adams Central Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 692-6151	412	31	13.5	24.5%	384 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	73.7	67^th of 429 public high schools	84.4%		67.7	87^th of 432 public high schools	79.9%	20	59.3	36.3																			53.3	$11,326	$526	$10,800
Adams Central Middle School	Public	6-8	222 W Washington St	Monroe	46772	Adams County	Adams Central Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 692-6151	324	24	13.5	28.7%	293 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	88.5	42^nd of 480 public middle schools	91.3%		93.1	25^th of 491 public middle schools	94.9%	17						43.1	50.4	57.3	50.3				66.7	64.3	69.9	66.9		55.9	55.9			$10,621	$880	$9,741
Bellmont Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 North Adams Dr	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 724-3137	274	23	12.1	47.4%	218 (79.6%)	6 (2.2%)	37 (13.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	62.1	168^th of 480 public middle schools	65.0%		58.1	200^th of 491 public middle schools	59.3%	32						41.7	40.7	42.6	41.7				36.9	46.5	33.0	38.6		35.7	35.7			$12,874	$1,889	$10,985
Bellmont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 North Adams Dr	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 724-7121	613	49	12.6	32.5%	522 (85.2%)	10 (1.6%)	63 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	76	56^th of 429 public high schools	86.9%		76.8	55^th of 432 public high schools	87.3%	1	69.3	34.7																			48.6	$14,989	$1,893	$13,096
Bellmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 North Adams Drive	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 724-3633	684	52	13.1	54.8%	526 (76.9%)	19 (2.8%)	78 (11.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	47.4	544^th of 1005 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.4	592^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	41.4%	48			37.0	37.8	39.8				38.2	45.0	46.9	23.5				38.5	36.7		36.7	42.9		$11,404	$2,441	$8,963
South Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Starfire Way	Berne	46711	Adams County	South Adams Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 589-1101	671	48	14.1	49.3%	583 (86.9%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.4%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	64.8	340^th of 1005 public elementary schools	66.2%		66.3	342^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	66.2%	2			49.0	41.5	36.5				42.2	62.2	58.1	57.7				59.3	41.5		41.5	38.5		$11,729	$2,227	$9,502
South Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1212 Starfire Way	Berne	46711	Adams County	South Adams Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 589-1102	294	24	12.2	52.4%	245 (83.3%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	69.4	128^th of 480 public middle schools	73.3%		66.7	161^st of 491 public middle schools	67.2%	33						43.3	34.4	37.2	38.4				50.5	48.4	44.2	47.8		48.5	48.5			$11,182	$1,468	$9,714
South Adams High School	Public	9-12	1000 Parkway St	Berne	46711	Adams County	South Adams Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 589-3131	347	30	11.7	38.9%	283 (81.6%)	3 (0.9%)	53 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	77.1	54^th of 429 public high schools	87.4%		61.8	127^th of 432 public high schools	70.6%	73	55.6	30.6																			71.4	$14,584	$961	$13,623

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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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