Sheridan Community Schools

Serving roughly 1,169 students across three schools, Sheridan Community Schools is a small central Indiana district with one elementary school serving PK–5, one middle school serving grades 6–8, and one high school serving grades 9–12 — and no alternative school. District-wide, it ranks 105th of 374 Indiana districts, placing it in the 72nd percentile with a 4-star rating.

Sheridan High School is the clear standout, ranking 60th of 415 high schools (86th percentile, 4 stars) — a big jump from the 66th percentile the year before. Its graduation rate is 95.2% versus the state's 89.7%, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 60.71% versus the state's 51.9%, and Biology EOC proficiency is 65.52%. SAT Math (26.19%) is only slightly above the state's 25.6%. The main concern is chronic absenteeism at 23.2%, well above the district's 15.5% and the state's 16.7% — the high school's strongest outcomes sit alongside its biggest attendance challenge.

Sheridan Elementary School is the largest school with 555 students and the district's attendance leader: chronic absenteeism is just 10.4%. Math is a bright spot at 43.57% proficient, above the district's 35.49%, though 5th-grade ELA and math trail state averages. Sheridan Middle School, with 270 students, is the clearest academic red flag: math proficiency is 26.82% overall, below the district, with 7th grade at 23.46% and 8th grade at 20.43%. It also has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (60.37%) and the lowest per-student spending ($9,719), while the high school spends $16,370. Elementary and middle both sit near the 54th percentile with 3 stars, so the district's stronger overall standing is largely powered by its high school.