South Ripley Com School Corp

South Ripley Com School Corp is a small, high-performing Indiana district serving about 1,100 students across three schools in Versailles — one elementary (PK-6), one junior high (7-8), and one high school (9-12), all located on South Benham Road. The district ranks 45th of 374 Indiana districts, putting it in the 88th percentile with a 4-star rating.

South Ripley Elementary School (581 students) is the academic standout, ranking 154th of 1,015 elementary schools at the 85th percentile with 4 stars. Its math results are remarkable: 3rd grade math is 77.78% versus 51.9% statewide and 4th grade is 72.5% versus 52%. It also posts 71.26% in 6th grade ELA (state: 41.3%) and 69.84% in 5th grade social studies (state: 47.2%), and has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.6%. South Ripley Junior High School (161 students) ranks 67th of 486 middle schools at the 86th percentile with 4 stars, and excels in ELA: 60.43% overall, with 7th grade at 62.5% and 8th grade at 58.21%. Its 7th and 8th grade math scores also beat state averages, even though its all-grades math average (42.45%) trails the district.

South Ripley High School (358 students) is the most improved by rank, rising from 36th percentile and 2 stars in 2023-2024 to 67th percentile and 3 stars in 2025-2026, with a 96.4% graduation rate versus 89.7% statewide. SAT math, however, is the clear weak spot at 19.44%, below the state's 25.6%. Absenteeism rises steadily by grade level — 4.6% elementary, 9.6% junior high, 14.2% high school — though all three beat the state's 16.7%. Math progress is the main area to watch as students move up.