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Petersburg Elementary School

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Petersburg Elementary School ranks 566 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Petersburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Petersburg, Indiana, with an enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Pike County School Corporation, which is ranked 221 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its consistent ranking in the bottom half of Indiana elementary schools over the past decade, Petersburg Elementary has struggled to improve its academic outcomes. The school's performance on ILEARN assessments is below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 31.91% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.32% for the district and 40.3% statewide. In math, the school's performance is slightly better, with 38.3% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better, compared to 36.08% for the district and 51.5% statewide. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.4% to 20.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, the contrast in academic performance is stark. Barr Reeve Elementary School, for example, is a high-performing school that ranks in the top 20% of Indiana elementary schools and significantly outperforms Petersburg Elementary across all academic measures. Similarly, Winslow Elementary School, which is part of the same district, has consistently outperformed Petersburg Elementary on ILEARN assessments. While Petersburg Elementary faces significant challenges, the data suggests that with targeted interventions and a focus on improving academic outcomes, the school has the potential to make meaningful progress and better serve its students.

460

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,399

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1415 E Alford St
Petersburg, IN 47567

(812) 354-6876

District: Pike County School Corp

Students who attend Petersburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pike Central Middle School
High:	Pike Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

Indiana avg38%

566^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pike County School Corp

221^st of 380Pike County School Corp 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	566 of 1005	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	667 of 1011	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	577 of 1016	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	589 of 1020	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	563 of 1016	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	684 of 1031	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	705 of 1027	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	762 of 1033	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.8	517 of 1046	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.7	776 of 1040	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.4	636 of 1036	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.0	508 of 1035	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.4	398 of 1015	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	541 of 1025	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.7	290 of 1009	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	60.8	432 of 1003	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	281 of 996	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	300 of 985	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	332 of 961	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.4	468 of 959	51.2%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies48%+10 vs state

Science46%

Math38%

English Language Arts32%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th 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
Petersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 E Alford St	Petersburg	47567	Pike County	Pike County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 354-6876	460	37	12.4	53.3%	433 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	45.7	566^th of 1005 public elementary schools	43.7%		36.2	667^th of 1011 public elementary schools	34.0%	101	29.3	29.4	37.1		31.9	43.1	41.2	30.7		38.3	45.6		45.6	48.4	$11,399	$660	$10,739
Winslow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Porter St	Winslow	47598	Pike County	Pike County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 789-2209	268	24	11.1	59.0%	258 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	52.3	480^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.2%		38.8	643^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	36.4%	163	34.8	41.7	35.4		36.9	50.0	55.6	41.7		48.5	41.7		41.7	33.3	$13,807	$681	$13,126
Veale Elementary School	Public	K-4	326 E 450 S	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 254-3968	81	7	11.8	35.8%	75 (92.6%)	3 (3.7%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78	204^th of 1005 public elementary schools	79.7%		85	129^th of 1011 public elementary schools	87.2%	75	50.0	42.9			47.2	68.2	71.4			69.4	57.1		57.1		$15,890	$505	$15,385
Otwell Miller Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9958 East County Road 150 N	Otwell	47564	Pike County	Otwell Miller Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 354-0800	107	7	15.2	61.7%	101 (94.4%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	33.5	693^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	31.0%		19.4	822^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	18.7%	129	38.9	6.7	44.4		31.4	27.8	13.3	33.3		25.5	26.7		26.7	33.3	$10,617	$853	$9,764
Wood Memorial Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	945 S Franklin St-Suite B	Oakland City	47660	Gibson County	East Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 749-6133	149	16	9.6	60.4%	142 (95.3%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)															$13,608	$1,884	$11,724
Washington Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	803 E National Hwy	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 254-8360	488	31	15.8	48.6%	272 (55.7%)	86 (17.6%)	113 (23.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$12,612	$1,278	$11,335
Washington Intermediate	Public	2-4	801 NW 11th St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 254-8366	536	37	14.6	60.3%	331 (61.8%)	53 (9.9%)	132 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	9.9	920^th of 1005 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.4	904^th of 1011 public elementary schools	10.6%	16	16.4	14.2			15.4	23.8	19.1			21.7	13.0		13.0		$12,461	$1,261	$11,201
South Knox Elementary School	Public	K-6	6078 E Sr 61	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	South Knox School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 743-2591	653	36	18.1	43.2%	615 (94.2%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	68.8	301^st of 1005 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.3	364^th of 1011 public elementary schools	64.0%	63	51.7	37.6	40.2	50.0	44.7	67.0	48.4	45.4	33.3	48.5	54.8	53.3	54.1	57.7	$10,701	$734	$9,967
Ireland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2386 N 500 W	Ireland	47545	Dubois County	Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 482-7751	548	34	15.9	17.9%	517 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	94.8	26^th of 1005 public elementary schools	97.4%		88.4	87^th of 1011 public elementary schools	91.4%	61	53.6	67.0	77.1		66.7	87.0	78.7	84.3		82.9	71.3		71.3	71.1	$10,198	$186	$10,012
Barr Reeve Elementary School	Public	K-5	627 N 3rd St	Montgomery	47558	Daviess County	Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 486-3224	507	37	13.7	31.4%	476 (93.9%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	80.3	178^th of 1005 public elementary schools	82.3%		86.3	112^th of 1011 public elementary schools	88.9%	66	46.9	38.1	50.0		45.2	74.1	70.2	72.9		72.4	56.0		56.0	61.5	$11,944	$810	$11,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Petersburg Elementary School

How many students attend Petersburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Petersburg Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Petersburg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Petersburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pike Central Middle School
High : Pike Central High School

Is Petersburg Elementary School a good school?

Petersburg Elementary School ranks 566^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Petersburg Elementary School in?

Pike County School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Petersburg Elementary School?

Students at Petersburg Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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