Summary:
Smith-Green Community Schools in Indiana serves roughly 1,103 students across just two buildings: Churubusco Elementary School for grades PK–5 (500 students) and Churubusco Junior-Senior High School for grades 6–12 (603 students), so there is no standalone middle school in the district. The district ranks 94th of 374 Indiana districts — the 75th percentile — and holds 4 stars, and both individual schools are also currently 4-star schools.
Churubusco Elementary School is the district's academic standout and its fastest-improving school. Its state rank climbed from 391/1011 in 2023–24 to 230/1015 in 2025–26, moving it from 3 stars to 4 stars. In 2025–26 ILEARN results it exceeded district averages in every all-grade subject: ELA 50.78% vs. 44.21%, Math 62.02% vs. 43.63%, and Science 48.72% vs. 40.34%. Its 3rd grade Math result of 75.86% is well above the state's 51.9%, and 5th grade Social Studies is 65.59% against 47.2% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is reported at 0.0%, compared with 7.7% for the district and 16.7% for the state.
Churubusco Junior-Senior High School posts strong high school outcomes: a 97.7% graduation rate (state 89.7%), SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing at 55.06% and Math at 26.97%, both above state, plus a Biology end-of-course score of 59.78%. Its 2025–26 rank is 78/415, the 81st percentile. Its middle-grade ILEARN results are the clear weak spot, with all-grade Math at 25.38% and 8th grade Math at 20.00% versus the state's 34.2%, and chronic absenteeism of 14.1% — higher than the district's 7.7% but better than the state's 16.7%. The elementary school also achieves this with less per-student spending ($10,172) than the high school ($11,798).
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