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Bartholomew Con School Corp

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At a glance

162^ndof 374 Indiana districts▼ 2

Better than 56% of Indiana districts

Elementary 11 Middle 2 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

1200 Central Ave
Columbus, IN 47201·(812) 376-4220·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 56.7% of districts

Schools

11,657

Students

5-star school

Top rankedCSA Lincoln Campus50^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

CSA Fodrea Campus up 170 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clifty Creek Elementary School 14.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Columbus Signature Academy New Technical High School

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Bartholomew Con School Corp enrolls 11,577 students across 15 schools: 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 2 high schools. The district is rated 3 stars and ranks 162nd of 374 Indiana districts, at the 57th percentile. Elementary schools hold 52.4% of enrollment, high schools 32.9% and middle schools 14.7%.

The district's clear standout is CSA Lincoln Campus, a 5-star school ranked 50th of 1,015 elementary schools, with ELA at 74.4%, Math at 74.88% and chronic absenteeism of only 6.7% — far above district figures of 41.76% ELA and 42.98% Math. Southside Elementary School also ranks in the top 10% statewide, with Math at 67.22% and Social Studies at 64.66%. Rockcreek Elementary School has the lowest absenteeism in the district at 5.8%, and Parkside Elementary School posts the district's top Social Studies score of 65.63%. Among older students, Columbus North High School is the stronger high school, ranking 77th of 415 with SAT ELA at 59.13% and graduation at 91.2%, while Central Middle School outperforms Northside Middle School in ELA (46.85% vs 37.17%) and Math (38.24% vs 34.81%).

At the other end, Mount Healthy Elementary School has the lowest ELA (21.74%), Science (17.89%) and Social Studies (14.63%) in the district, while Taylorsville Elementary School slipped to 1 star with ELA and Math both at 26.88%. Clifty Creek Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 65.96%, and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School has the highest elementary absenteeism at 20.4%. Notably, L F Smith Elementary spends the most per student ($14,082) yet scores below district averages, while CSA Lincoln spends near the low end — money and staffing alone do not explain results. Chronic absenteeism rises sharply by level: elementary schools average 11.1%, middle schools 17.45% and high schools 22.65%, with Columbus East High School highest at 26.6%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	725 7th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4287	790	52	15.2	45.4%	502 (63.5%)	25 (3.2%)	142 (18.0%)	81 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	69.3	142^nd of 486 public middle schools	70.8%		56.7	199^th of 480 public middle schools	58.5%	57							43.3	50.4	46.9					41.1	35.4	38.2					98.2	$12,099	$814	$11,286
Columbus East High School	Public	9-12	230 S Marr Rd	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4369	1,452	97	14.9	39.5%	1,085 (74.7%)	40 (2.8%)	238 (16.4%)	16 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.7%)	46.1	216^th of 415 public high schools	48.0%		46.5	223^rd of 429 public high schools	48.0%	7	46.4	25.3																			28.3	$13,435	$811	$12,624
Columbus North High School	Public	9-12	1400 25th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4432	2,360	159	14.8	35.0%	1,448 (61.4%)	59 (2.5%)	581 (24.6%)	179 (7.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (3.7%)	70.2	77^th of 415 public high schools	81.4%		66.6	98^th of 429 public high schools	77.2%	21	59.1	34.2																			38.7	$12,244	$888	$11,356
L F Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 Waycross Dr	Columbus	47203	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 376-4317	420	27	15.4	57.9%	297 (70.7%)	15 (3.6%)	68 (16.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	33.7	686^th of 1015 public elementary schools	32.4%		40.8	613^th of 1005 public elementary schools	39.0%	73			26.5	31.6	30.7	45.3			32.9	35.3	33.3	19.4	34.0			30.4	28.1	41.5	34.6	24.2		$14,082	$2,150	$11,932
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2675 California	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 376-4307	704	40	17.7	61.8%	408 (58.0%)	49 (7.0%)	154 (21.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.6%)	32.6	698^th of 1015 public elementary schools	31.2%		34	684^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.9%	14			40.0	24.5	22.7	41.7			31.6	43.9	33.0	23.9	31.0			32.7	27.2	31.0	28.9	28.4		$12,177	$1,428	$10,749
Mount Healthy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12150 S Sr 58	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 342-2463	365	22	16.8	46.0%	297 (81.4%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	22.6	803^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	20.9%		32.4	703^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	30.0%	100			35.4	14.6	17.1	19.2			21.7	58.3	35.4	17.1	19.2			33.2	18.8	17.0	17.9	14.6		$11,948	$876	$11,072
Northside Middle School	Public	7-8	1400 27th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4405	908	58	15.7	45.0%	586 (64.5%)	16 (1.8%)	240 (26.4%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	55.4	205^th of 486 public middle schools	57.8%		57.8	189^th of 480 public middle schools	60.6%	16							39.1	35.3	37.2					35.3	34.4	34.8					100.0	$11,987	$830	$11,157
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Parkside Dr	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4314	733	45	16.3	42.0%	420 (57.3%)	13 (1.8%)	175 (23.9%)	77 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	70.7	281^st of 1015 public elementary schools	72.3%		72.5	260^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.1%	21			46.2	41.8	59.4	47.0			48.4	61.5	51.8	59.4	45.3			53.6	41.8	50.0	46.0	65.6		$12,160	$1,064	$11,096
Rockcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13000 E 200 S	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 579-5221	351	19	18.4	32.2%	326 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	70.9	279^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.5%		76.3	220^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.1%	59			36.5	57.5	46.9	39.6			44.4	71.2	75.0	69.4	52.1			66.7	50.0	27.1	37.5	59.2		$11,892	$702	$11,190
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1320 W 200 S	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4423	891	50	18.0	21.0%	439 (49.3%)	28 (3.1%)	104 (11.7%)	282 (31.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	87.3	105^th of 1015 public elementary schools	89.7%		86	125^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.6%	20			52.3	55.9	60.2	68.6			59.5	68.2	65.3	68.4	66.9			67.2	63.6	58.7	61.1	64.7		$11,559	$733	$10,826
Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9711 Walnut St	Taylorsville	47280	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 526-5448	580	35	16.4	62.8%	320 (55.2%)	6 (1.0%)	230 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	23.7	791^st of 1015 public elementary schools	22.1%		21.6	803^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	20.1%	12			28.8	21.3	33.8	24.7			26.9	38.8	26.3	28.2	15.7			26.9	25.0	12.4	18.3	33.8		$13,067	$1,537	$11,530
W D Richards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3311 Fairlawn Dr	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4311	610	31	19.8	45.2%	380 (62.3%)	23 (3.8%)	139 (22.8%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	49.8	529^th of 1015 public elementary schools	47.9%		48.3	536^th of 1005 public elementary schools	46.7%	7			31.1	44.4	45.5	40.3			40.7	37.8	51.0	37.7	35.1			41.1	45.9	33.8	40.6	31.2		$11,130	$772	$10,359
Columbus Area Career Connection	Public	6-12	1400 25th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4240	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Clifty Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4625 E 50 N	Columbus	47203	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 376-4342	705	48	14.6	66.0%	330 (46.8%)	35 (5.0%)	293 (41.6%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	32.8	695^th of 1015 public elementary schools	31.5%		27.9	745^th of 1005 public elementary schools	25.9%	50			41.9	31.5	20.7	25.6			30.7	55.2	32.6	28.1	26.7			36.7	30.0	20.9	25.6	24.4		$12,189	$1,383	$10,805
CSA Lincoln Campus	Public	K-6	750 5th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4447	357	18	19.6	25.5%	278 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.4%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	92.2	50^th of 1015 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.2	45^th of 1005 public elementary schools	95.5%	5			70.6	79.3	73.1	74.5			74.4	74.5	81.1	78.9	64.7			74.9	64.2	51.0	57.7	59.6		$11,253	$496	$10,757
CSA Fodrea Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2775 Illinois St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	Yes	No	No	(812) 376-4321	351	20	17.5	40.7%	177 (50.4%)	8 (2.3%)	45 (12.8%)	88 (25.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	59.3	401^st of 1015 public elementary schools	60.5%		45.1	571^st of 1005 public elementary schools	43.2%	170			42.9	45.7	50.0	47.4			46.5	47.6	50.0	52.2	42.1			48.3	37.0	39.5	38.1	41.3		$11,072	$625	$10,446
Richard L Johnson Early Educ Center	Public	PK	1209 S Sycamore St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4569	80	7	12.3	58.8%	54 (67.5%)	3 (3.8%)	14 (17.5%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)								(n/a)																						$25,727	$2,846	$22,881
Columbus Signature Academy New Technical High School	Public	9-12	2205 25th Street	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(812) 376-4220	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	35.4	279^th of 415 public high schools	32.8%					(n/a)	33.7	13.3																			46.3

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Excel Center - Bartholomew County	0.54 mi	1
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp	9.86 mi	2	165^th
Edinburgh Community School Corp	10.54 mi	3	252^nd
Jennings County School Corporation	13.99 mi	10	172^nd
Brown County School Corporation	14.01 mi	5	133^rd

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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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