Medora Community School Corp

Summary:

The Medora Community School Corp district in Indiana operates two schools - Medora STEM Academy, an elementary school, and Medora Junior & Senior High School. Both schools are struggling, with low statewide rankings and test scores well below state averages.

Medora STEM Academy is ranked 756 out of 1,016 Indiana elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math range from 23.08% to 50%, significantly below state averages. Medora Junior & Senior High School fares even worse, ranking 347 out of 398 Indiana high schools with a 1-star rating. Its proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts, Math, and Science are also well below state averages, with some grades having 0% proficiency. The school's SAT performance is particularly concerning, with 0% proficiency in Math for 11th graders.

Both schools face high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.8% and serve economically disadvantaged student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates of 59% at Medora STEM Academy and 66.67% at Medora Junior & Senior High School. While the high school spends more per student ($14,327) than the elementary school ($11,463), the district's resource allocation may not be effectively addressing the academic needs of its students across the board.

District Detail

31 S Perry St
Medora, IN 47260

(812) 966-2210

SchoolDigger Rank:
255^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 185

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	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
Medora Junior & Senior High School	Public	6-12	82 S George	Medora	47260	Jackson County	Medora Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 966-2201	95	15	6.5	67.4%	86 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	22.5	332^nd of 429 public high schools	22.6%		6.4	411^th of 432 public high schools	4.9%	79	43.8	0.0			23.1	40.0	34.4			7.7	40.0	18.8	23.1	23.1		25.0	$14,327	$1,889	$12,437
Medora STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	82 S George	Medora	47260	Jackson County	Medora Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 966-2201	90	7	13.8	75.6%	84 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	47.7	543^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	46.0%		44.5	584^th of 1011 public elementary schools	42.2%	41			23.1	33.3			32.4	46.2	46.7			50.0			40.0		$11,463	$4,504	$6,959

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brownstown County Com School Corp	7.74 mi	3	141^st
North Lawrence Com Schools	12.24 mi	10	192^nd
Salem Community Schools	14.88 mi	4	238^th
Seymour Community Schools	15.37 mi	8	242^nd
West Washington School Corp	17 mi	2	82^nd

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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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