Elwood Community School Corp

The Elwood Community School Corp district in Indiana operates three schools: Elwood Junior-Senior High School, Elwood Elementary School, and Elwood Intermediate School. These schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with high rates of chronic absenteeism and consistently low academic performance across the district.

Elwood Junior-Senior High School stands out as the district's largest school, with 633 students, but it has the worst academic performance, ranking in the bottom third of Indiana high schools and receiving a 1-star rating. Only 14.67% of its students are proficient in ELA, and just 11.11% are proficient in Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.1%, which likely contributes to its poor academic outcomes.

The district's two elementary schools, Elwood Elementary School and Elwood Intermediate School, also perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 20% of Indiana elementary schools and receiving 1-star ratings. These schools have high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 24.4% to 25%, and a high percentage of students (55.51% to 57.5%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. While Elwood Intermediate School has slightly better academic performance than the other schools, the district as a whole faces systemic challenges that need to be addressed to improve outcomes for students.