Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47112

ZIP code 47112 in Corydon is served by four public schools — all in the South Harrison Com Schools district — covering the full PK–12 pipeline with 2,237 students. Corydon Elementary School (PK–3) enrolls 644 students, Corydon Intermediate School (4–6) enrolls 487, Corydon Central Junior High School (7–8) enrolls 358, and Corydon Central High School (9–12) is the largest at 748. The district ranks 96th of 374 in Indiana — the 74th percentile with a 4-star rating — and there are no alternative schools in the ZIP.

Corydon Elementary School stands out academically: its 3rd graders score 59.24% proficient in ELA versus the state's 40.8%, and 65.61% in math versus 51.9% — gains of more than 18 and 13 points. Corydon Intermediate School has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 11.3%, well below the district's 18.9% and the state's 16.7%, with 4th grade ELA at 58.79% against the state's 42.2%. Corydon Central Junior High School has the strongest rank history — 100th of 486, the 79th percentile, 4 stars this year — and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 14.6. Corydon Central High School posts a 97.6% graduation rate, far above the state's 89.7%, though its SAT math (24.71%) is just under the state's 25.6%.

Attendance divides sharply by level: the elementary (15.4%) and intermediate (11.3%) are below the state's 16.7%, while the junior high (25.1%) and high school (28.7%) are well above it. Reading is the ZIP's most consistent strength, with ELA above state at every tested grade from 3rd through 8th. Math is uneven — 5th grade math is the biggest gap at 33.87% versus the state's 42.0%. Poverty does not track neatly with results, and spending and class size do not either: the high school spends the most per student ($11,665) yet has below-state SAT math, while the intermediate school spends the least ($10,282) and reports the lowest absenteeism.