Scott County School District 1

Scott County School District 1 serves roughly 1,328 students across three schools in Austin, Indiana: one elementary school for grades K–5, one middle school for grades 6–8, and one high school for grades 9–12. As a district, Scott County School District 1 ranks 298 of 374 Indiana districts, placing it at the 20th percentile with 1 star, and all three schools currently share that same 1-star rating.

Each school has its own distinct profile. Austin Middle School, the smallest at 254 students, is the only school on a clear upward path: its percentile rose from 22 to 24 to 28 over three years, and its all-grades ELA and math proficiency improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, although science slipped. Austin Elementary School, the largest at 645 students (about 48.6% of district enrollment), moved in the opposite direction, falling from the 30th to the 19th percentile as ELA, math, and science all declined; its 5th-grade math proficiency of 13.68% is among the lowest results in the data, and its chronic absenteeism of 23.7% is the highest in the district. Austin High School has the district's best attendance (14.3% chronic absenteeism) and a 91.9% graduation rate, above the state's 89.7%, yet its SAT math proficiency is only 9.09% against the state's 25.6%.

Math is the weakest area district-wide: elementary math ranges from 13.68% to 24.47% proficient, and middle math ranges from 14.12% to 24.69%. Science is a relative bright spot only at Austin Elementary, at 32.98%, above the district's 30.89%. Free and reduced lunch rates are broadly similar across the three schools, from 45.67% to 49.3%, while spending per student is highest at Austin High ($12,022), compared with $9,528 at the elementary school and $10,368 at the middle school. The clearest above-state outcomes remain Austin High's graduation rate and its lower absenteeism.