Summary
South Central Junior & Senior High School is a small public school in Elizabeth, Indiana, serving about 260 students in grades 7–12 as part of South Harrison Com Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 142nd of 415 Indiana high schools (66th percentile, 3 stars), placing it in the middle-to-upper-middle tier of the state's high schools. Its history swings: it earned 4 stars in 2024–2025 and 2022–2023, 3 stars in several other years, and 2 stars in 2017–2018 and 2018–2019, so the long-term direction is improved but not steady. The district ranks 96th of 374 in Indiana (74th percentile, 4 stars).
Graduation is a clear strength: 98.1% in 2024–2025, 100% in 2023–2024, and above the state every recent year — second locally only to Floyd Central High School (99.7%) and just ahead of North Harrison High School (97.9%) and Corydon Central High School (97.6%). Low-income students also stand out, ranking 34th of 377 (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025 and 17th of 379 (96th percentile, 5 stars) in 2022–2023, while special education students ranked 72nd of 289 (75th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024. English language arts is strong this year: 60.23% proficient across grades, up from 44.71%, above the district and above the state in grades 7 and 8, with SAT reading at 54.05, also above district and state.
Math is the persistent weak spot: 28.41% proficient across grades versus 45.05% in the district, and below the state in grades 7, 8, and SAT Math (21.62 versus 25.6 statewide). Chronic absenteeism was 20.2% in 2024–2025, above the district (18.9%) and state (16.7%) — better than Corydon Central (28.7%) and New Albany Senior High School (30.1%), but worse than Floyd Central (8.5%) and Lanesville Junior-Senior High School (11.4%). The school spends $17,191 per student, far more than any nearby school, with a low student-teacher ratio of 13.4; Lanesville, a similarly small grades 7–12 school, posts higher math and SAT results with $9,872 per student and lower absenteeism.
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