Summary:
South Dearborn Community School Corp in Indiana serves 1,704 students across four schools: two elementary, one middle, and one high school. The district is ranked 154th of 374 Indiana districts (59th percentile) with 3 stars, but school-level performance varies widely.
Dillsboro Elementary School is the clear standout, with 4 stars, 83rd percentile, and top proficiency in ELA (55.65%), math (63.48%), and science (68.75%). It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (4.0%) despite the lowest per-pupil spending ($11,507) and highest student-teacher ratio (14.8). In contrast, Aurora Elementary School and South Dearborn Middle School are both 2-star schools at the 34th percentile. South Dearborn High School is improving—its rank rose from 52nd to 68th percentile—with a 93.7% graduation rate and above-state SAT ERW (54.14%), but SAT Math is below state (23.57%) and chronic absenteeism is 24.1%.
South Dearborn Middle School has a clear math problem: all-grade math is 21.85%, and 8th grade math is only 15.83% versus the state's 34.2%. Aurora Elementary School's 5th grade math is 22.47% versus 42.0% statewide, though its chronic absenteeism (9.8%) is better than district and state. Dillsboro Elementary School outperforms Aurora Elementary School by 21.67 points in ELA, 27.93 in math, and 32.13 in science. Attendance and achievement don't move in lockstep: South Dearborn High School has high absenteeism but strong graduation and SAT ERW, while Aurora Elementary School has low absenteeism but weaker scores. Dillsboro Elementary School, however, combines the best attendance and achievement.
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