Summary:
Sheridan Community Schools has one elementary school, Sheridan Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Located in the town of Sheridan, Indiana, the school has a student population of 502 and a racial makeup that is predominantly White (91.24%) with smaller percentages of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students.
Academically, Sheridan Elementary School has maintained consistent proficiency rates in ILEARN/English Language Arts and ILEARN/Math over the past three school years, with overall proficiency rates ranging from 41.9% to 50%. While these scores are generally higher than the state averages, the school's ranking among Indiana elementary schools has fluctuated between 357 and 471 out of 1,010 to 1,020 schools, and it has consistently received a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 10.3% and the fact that 44.42% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch suggest areas for potential improvement.
Overall, Sheridan Community Schools has a solid, if not exceptional, elementary school option in Sheridan Elementary School. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above state averages, but it faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.
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