Summary:
Zip code 46319 is home to three schools serving about 2,015 students, all within Griffith Public Schools—two elementary schools covering PK–5 and one alternative school covering grades 4–12. The district is ranked 184 of 374 in Indiana, placing it at the 51st percentile with 3 stars.
Beiriger Elementary School is the academic standout. Its 2025–2026 ILEARN proficiency leads the group in ELA (43.83%), math (52.06%), and science (51.54%), surpassing both district and state marks in several grades, and its rank has climbed from the 53rd to the 65th percentile over three years. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.1%, despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 59.86%. Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School stands out on resources—the most per-student spending at $15,582 and a low 12.2 student-teacher ratio—but no current test scores are provided, so recent academic performance cannot be compared. Griffth Junior/Senior High School is the largest school, with 1,112 students, and posts a 93.0% graduation rate above the state's 89.7%, though its test scores generally trail district and state levels; SAT math improved from 11.46% to 22.62% year over year.
Poverty rates are similar across all three schools, ranging narrowly from 55.14% to 59.86%, so outcomes are not simply explained by economic factors. Spending also differs meaningfully: Elsie Wadsworth spends about 51.6% more per student than Griffth, and Beiriger about 29.6% more. Chronic absenteeism beats the state's 16.7% at both elementaries (9.1% and 13.8%) and the district overall (14.2%), while Griffth is slightly below the state at 16.3%. Note that Elsie Wadsworth has no current test scores and Griffth has no school-level rank history; these gaps limit comparisons rather than signaling weakness.
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