Summary:
South Putnam Community Schools is a four-school district in Indiana serving roughly 1,105 students: two elementary schools (grades K–5 and PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12). The district is rated 56th of 374 Indiana districts — the 85th percentile, with 4 stars — and every one of its schools has chronic absenteeism below the state's 16.7%, with district-wide absenteeism at 10.4%.
Fillmore Elementary School is the standout: 77th of 1,015 elementary schools, 92nd percentile, 5 stars, with a steady three-year trend of 88 → 90 → 92. Its all-grade proficiency was 57.69% in ELA, 73.08% in Math, and 80% in Science, all above the district's 46.58%, 54.27%, and 52.76%. It also has the district's lowest free/reduced lunch rate (39.86%) and lowest student/teacher ratio (10.9), though those are context, not proof of cause. Central Elementary School is the most improved, rising from the 48th percentile and 2 stars to the 74th percentile and 4 stars, with ELA up from 41.98% to 51.81%, Math from 46.3% to 57.23%, and Science from 38.1% to 59.02%. Its 5th grade Social Studies more than doubled, from 19.67% to 47.83%.
South Putnam Middle School has the district's best attendance at 6.5% chronic absenteeism, but its all-grade ELA, Math, and Science proficiency all declined from 2024-25 to 2025-26; 6th grade ELA sits at 28.05%, while 8th grade ELA is a strong 55.42%. South Putnam High School is the most volatile: graduation is 90.6% (above the state's 89.7%), absenteeism is 13.9% (highest in the district but below the state), and Biology improved to 59.52%. However, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing fell sharply from 59.76% to 43.04%, moving from above the state to below it, while SAT Math is roughly at state level (25.32% vs. 25.6%).
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