Summary:
Zip code 46319 is home to two elementary schools, Beiriger Elementary School and Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School, both part of the Griffith Public Schools district. Beiriger Elementary School serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade, while Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School serves Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Both schools have a 2-star rating and share the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.
Beiriger Elementary School demonstrates stronger performance in Math and Science proficiency compared to the district and state averages, with 50.61% of all grades proficient in Math and 48.72% in Science. It also shows higher 5th-grade Social Studies proficiency at 49.57%, matching the district average. In contrast, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School has a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (44.25% compared to 57.58% at Beiriger) and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, which may allow for more individualized attention. However, detailed test score data for Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School was not provided in the same detail as for Beiriger Elementary School.
Both schools, along with the Griffith Public Schools district, appear to have areas for improvement in English Language Arts, particularly in the lower grades. Beiriger Elementary School has a higher per-student spending of $13,319, while Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School spends more at $15,582 per student. While Beiriger Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 451 and 537 in recent years, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School's older data shows a ranking of 675 in 2018-2019. The consistent chronic absenteeism rate across both schools is a notable concern for student academic success.
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