Summary:
ZIP code 46711 in Berne, Indiana is served by a single public elementary school: South Adams Elementary School, a PK–5 campus at 1012 Starfire Way with 671 students. It is the only elementary school in the South Adams Schools district, which ranks in the 77th percentile statewide with 4 stars. Because there is just one school here, there is nothing to compare it against locally — what follows is a profile of that school alone.
Academically, the school's clear strength is math. In 2025–26, 61.64% of students were proficient in math at the all-grades level, well above its English Language Arts result of 46.05%. Grade-level results show the math advantage is concentrated: 3rd graders beat the state by 10.60 points in reading and 15.69 points in math, and 5th graders beat the state by 23.88 points in math. Fourth grade is the soft spot, trailing the state slightly in reading and notably in science (35.05% vs. 43.8%). Science is the school's one declining subject, falling 6.44 points in a year, and the only subject where it trails its own district. Overall, the school ranks 342 of 1,015 elementary schools statewide — the 66th percentile with 3 stars — essentially unchanged for three straight years.
Attendance is a genuine bright spot: 10.6% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, far below the state's 16.7%, though slightly above the district's 9.1%. About 49.33% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, spending is $11,729 per student (2023–24), and the student–teacher ratio is 14.1. Parents should note that most context numbers cover only one year each, so they cannot be trended over time.
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