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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, IN

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Schools

4,109

Students

Districts

Top rankedDeputy Elementary School231^st of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Canaan Community Academy up 131 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rykers' Ridge Elementary School 12.1 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
Canaan Community Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8775 N Canaan Main St	Canaan	47224	Jefferson County	Canaan Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 839-0003	195	15	13.0	19.5%	184 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	21.9	800^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.4%		9.9	931^st of 1011 public elementary schools	7.9%	131			22.7	39.1	13.0	0.0	18.2	54.6	24.8	19.1	34.8	13.0	0.0	20.0	9.1	18.2	43.5	27.3	38.2	4.4		$9,959	$1,151	$8,807
Deputy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14350 W Mulberry	Deputy	47230	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8007	138	7	19.7	65.9%	135 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.1	231^st of 1005 public elementary schools	77.0%		92.1	58^th of 1011 public elementary schools	94.3%	173			47.8	61.1					53.7	52.2	61.1					56.1	61.1		61.1			$17,230	$1,642	$15,588
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2325 Cherry Dr	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8004	489	31	15.7	69.7%	424 (86.7%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	10.6	912^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.3%		19.6	819^th of 1011 public elementary schools	19.0%	93			17.5	20.6					18.9	13.8	19.1					16.1	17.5		17.5			$13,325	$1,403	$11,921
Lydia Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	714 W Main St	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8005	333	19	17.5	40.5%	293 (88.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	59.7	407^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.5%		65.4	350^th of 1011 public elementary schools	65.4%	57			50.0	36.7					43.3	55.0	56.7					55.8	38.3		38.3			$13,500	$1,560	$11,940
Madison Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	743 Clifty Dr	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 274-8408	769	51	15.2	43.2%	665 (86.5%)	14 (1.8%)	44 (5.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.1%)	46.8	221^st of 429 public high schools	48.5%		42.6	249^th of 432 public high schools	42.4%	28	51.5	16.5																			40.4	$14,745	$1,145	$13,600
Madison Consolidated Junior High School	Public	5-8	701 8th St	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 274-8003	728	47	15.6	54.1%	636 (87.4%)	11 (1.5%)	33 (4.5%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.8%)	62.6	166^th of 480 public middle schools	65.4%		75.1	110^th of 491 public middle schools	77.6%	56					40.4	42.2	48.6	49.7	45.3			36.6	33.3	37.9	36.1	36.0		28.7	28.7	29.5		$12,117	$1,049	$11,068
Rykers' Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2485 N Rykers' Ridge Rd	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8006	194	16	12.1	49.0%	180 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	42.8	591^st of 1005 public elementary schools	41.2%		45.2	575^th of 1011 public elementary schools	43.1%	16			25.7	37.0					30.7	40.0	59.3					48.4	37.0		37.0			$14,545	$1,439	$13,106
Southwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	273 South Main Cross St	Hanover	47243	Jefferson County	Southwestern-Jefferson County Con	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 866-9400	633	34	18.6	65.4%	540 (85.3%)	10 (1.6%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	57.6	430^th of 1005 public elementary schools	57.2%		62.4	387^th of 1011 public elementary schools	61.7%	43			42.9	49.5	35.4				43.0	65.9	58.1	31.7				52.9	45.2		45.2	20.3		$9,721	$567	$9,154
Southwestern High School	Public	9-12	167 S Main Cross St	Hanover	47243	Jefferson County	Southwestern-Jefferson County Con	No	No	No	No	(812) 866-6230	350	26	13.7	53.1%	318 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	42.4	246^th of 429 public high schools	42.7%		42.1	253^rd of 432 public high schools	41.4%	7	53.4	11.4																			38.6	$13,707	$107	$13,600
Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	169 S Main Cross St	Hanover	47243	Jefferson County	Southwestern-Jefferson County Con	No	No	No	No	(812) 866-9500	280	22	13.0	60.0%	247 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	18 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	38.6	312^th of 480 public middle schools	35.0%		33.1	332^nd of 491 public middle schools	32.4%	20						35.9	33.3	32.1	33.7				26.0	20.7	18.5	21.6		34.6	34.6			$9,715	$335	$9,380

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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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