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North Vernon Elementary School

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North Vernon Elementary School ranks 657 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

North Vernon Elementary School is a PK–6 school in North Vernon, Indiana, serving 566 students in the Jennings County School Corporation. It is the largest elementary school in its same-district peer group, and it serves a high-poverty population: 73.14% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

Academically, the school ranks 657 of 1,015 Indiana schools in 2025–2026 — the 35th percentile, with 2 stars — which is below the state median and below its district's overall standing (172 of 374, 3 stars). Among same-district peers, it is second-lowest, ahead only of Sand Creek Elementary School. Graham Creek Elementary School, Scipio Elementary School, and Brush Creek Elementary School all rank in the 71st–82nd percentile. English Language Arts is the clearest weakness: 27.6% proficiency, the lowest in the same-district group and below the district's 34.24%, and no tested grade reached the district or state ELA level — 5th grade ELA was 23.68% against the state's 42.2%. Math (41.04%) is slightly below the district but has bright spots: 3rd-grade Math (55.38%) matches the district and beats the state, and 5th-grade Math (43.42%) beats the state. Science (29.52%) and 5th-grade Social Studies (36.0%) also trail district and state. Nearby, the school outperforms Margaret R Brown Elementary School and Seymour-Redding Elementary School in ELA and Math, but trails Deputy Elementary School and Emerson Elementary School.

Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 15.0% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 18.6% and the state's 16.7%, though Graham Creek, Scipio, Hayden Elementary School, and Brush Creek all do better. Per-student spending rose from $9,207 in 2020–2021 to $12,681 in 2023–2024, and the 14.1 student-teacher ratio is better than several nearby schools, so funding and staffing are not obvious explanations for the achievement gap. The main priority is ELA across all grades.

566

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,681

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 W Walnut
North Vernon, IN 47265

(812) 346-4903

District: Jennings County School Corporation

Students who attend North Vernon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jennings County Middle School
High:	Jennings County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Indiana avg47%

657^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Jennings County School Corporation

172^nd of 374Jennings County School Corporation among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	657 of 1015	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	699 of 1005	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	616 of 1011	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	605 of 1016	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	710 of 1020	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	625 of 1016	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	533 of 1031	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	512 of 1027	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	325 of 1033	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	355 of 1046	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	327 of 1040	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.8	363 of 1036	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.2	462 of 1035	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	492 of 1015	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	581 of 1025	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.9	463 of 1009	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.7	631 of 1003	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	560 of 996	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.9	432 of 985	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	464 of 961	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.7	380 of 959	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	83.9	25 of 326	92.3%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math41%

Social Studies36%-11 vs state

Science30%

English Language Arts28%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	810 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-4903	566	40	14.1	73.1%	515 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	36.8	657^th of 1015 public elementary schools	35.3%		33.1	699^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.4%	42	33.3	27.9	23.7	26.4			27.6	55.4	39.2	43.4	29.9			41.0	34.2	25.3	29.5	36.0	$12,681	$1,271	$11,411
Panther Virtual Academy	Public	K-8	34 West Main Street	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(812) 346-4483	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							9.1							9.1
Sand Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 W Cr 500 N	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 352-9343	385	26	14.6	87.0%	300 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	28.7	731^st of 1015 public elementary schools	28.0%		38.9	634^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.9%	97	16.3	34.4	48.2	23.9			28.4	25.6	25.0	48.2	19.6			27.7	34.4	17.4	24.4	37.0	$12,890	$1,401	$11,489
Hayden Elementary School	Public	K-6	55 S Cr 685 W	Hayden	47245	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-2813	284	18	15.7	58.5%	258 (90.8%)	8 (2.8%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	53.9	474^th of 1015 public elementary schools	53.3%		52.7	478^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.4%	4	22.9	50.0	41.0	30.2			35.4	37.1	60.0	43.6	46.5			46.3	46.7	39.5	42.5	46.2	$12,612	$1,196	$11,416
Brush Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	4275 E US Hwy 50	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 458-6582	303	19	16.3	69.3%	280 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	69.5	295^th of 1015 public elementary schools	70.9%		59.9	404^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.8%	109	36.8	44.4	29.4	47.4			39.7	63.2	72.2	47.1	55.3			59.6	63.9	50.0	56.8	50.0	$11,557	$924	$10,633
Scipio Elementary School	Public	K-6	6320 N Hwy 7	Scipio	47273	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 392-2055	252	18	13.7	60.7%	236 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	69	298^th of 1015 public elementary schools	70.6%		61.8	374^th of 1005 public elementary schools	62.8%	76	44.7	56.8	60.0	31.9			46.7	68.4	73.0	86.7	44.7			65.8	56.8	25.5	39.3	50.0	$14,079	$916	$13,163
Graham Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	7910 S Cr 90 W	Commiskey	47227	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-4179	250	18	13.8	60.4%	236 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	79.6	186^th of 1015 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.7	249^th of 1005 public elementary schools	75.2%	63	82.5	59.5	38.2	45.5			57.6	85.0	67.6	61.8	60.6			69.4	51.4	42.4	47.1	52.9	$12,400	$817	$11,583
Margaret R Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	550 Miller Ln	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5539	499	35	14.3	76.0%	87 (17.4%)	10 (2.0%)	381 (76.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	11	922^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.2	906^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.9%	16	9.3	9.2					9.2	24.7	26.5					25.6	23.5		23.5		$11,179	$1,707	$9,471
Seymour-Redding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 N Ewing St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5621	609	41	14.9	59.3%	342 (56.2%)	19 (3.1%)	218 (35.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.5%)	27.3	750^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.6	716^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.8%	34	21.2	21.4					21.3	33.6	48.0					39.6	32.7		32.7		$10,561	$1,359	$9,202
Deputy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14350 W Mulberry	Deputy	47230	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8007	138	7	19.7	65.9%	135 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.8	412^th of 1015 public elementary schools	59.4%		75.1	231^st of 1005 public elementary schools	77.0%	181	40.7	30.0					36.2	63.0	65.0					63.8	40.0		40.0		$17,230	$1,642	$15,588

Frequently Asked Questions about North Vernon Elementary School

What schools do graduates of North Vernon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Vernon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jennings County Middle School
High : Jennings County High School

How many students attend North Vernon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended North Vernon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Vernon Elementary School?

Students at North Vernon Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is North Vernon Elementary School in?

Jennings County School Corporation

Is North Vernon Elementary School a good school?

North Vernon Elementary School ranks 657^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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