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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 47018

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267

Students

Top rankedDillsboro Elementary School235^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 47018 is home to one elementary school, Dillsboro Elementary School, serving students from Kindergarten to 6th grade. This public school is part of the South Dearborn Community School Corp district.

Dillsboro Elementary School demonstrates strong academic performance, often exceeding the district averages in key subjects. In English Language Arts, the school achieved 50.69% proficiency in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district's 35.69%. Similarly, math proficiency stood at 58.33%, surpassing the district's 37.26%. The school shows particular strengths in 4th-grade ELA and Math, with 64.1% proficiency in both subjects for 2024-2025, outperforming both district and state averages. 6th-grade Math proficiency was also a highlight, reaching 69.7% in 2023-2024, well above district and state figures. While there's an upward trend in proficiency for several grades, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency saw a dip in 2024-2025, remaining below the state average.

The school serves a diverse student body, with 53.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, indicating a significant portion of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 and spends $11,507 per student. A notable area for attention is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than ideal. Despite this, Dillsboro Elementary School is a strong performer within its district and holds a respectable statewide ranking, generally placing around 170-219 out of over 1000 Indiana elementary schools.

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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 (2025)	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
Dillsboro Elementary School	Public	K-6	13200 North St	Dillsboro	47018	Dearborn County	South Dearborn Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 432-5438	267	18	14.8	50.2%	250 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	74.7	235^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.6%		76.4	217^th of 1011 public elementary schools	78.5%	18	45.7	64.1	47.2	44.1	50.7	60.0	64.1	58.3	50.0	58.3	48.7	55.9	52.1	36.1	$11,507	$951	$10,556

Cities Near Zip Code 47018

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dillsboro	3.52 mi	1	88^th
East Enterprise	7.95 mi	1	267^th
Aurora	9.27 mi	3	283^rd
Rising Sun	10.37 mi	3	276^th
Milan	11.27 mi	4	280^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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