Best High Schools in Zip Code 47129

ZIP code 47129 in Clarksville, Indiana, contains three high schools serving grades 9–12 with a combined enrollment of 1,106 students — an unusually varied mix for one ZIP code that includes a traditional comprehensive high school, a district alternative school, and an independent dropout-recovery school. Two of the three, Clarksville Senior High School and Indiana Gateway Alternative School, belong to Clarksville Community School Corp, while Excel Center - Clarksville is its own single-school district. Because the district figures blend a comprehensive school with an alternative school, families should compare these schools individually rather than by district averages. Enrollment is fairly balanced, ranging from 412 students down to 329.

Clarksville Senior High School is the clear standout: it graduates 95.5% of students, above Indiana's 89.7%, and is the only school here with any stars above zero (2 stars in 2025‑26). It also posts the best test results in the ZIP code and is the only school improving — its state rank rose from the 31st to the 32nd percentile with a dip in between, and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency climbed from 36.96% to 48.48%. Even so, only 17.17% met the SAT math benchmark, and its Biology results fell from 32.52% to 18.18%.

Indiana Gateway Alternative School graduates 53.3% of students and has chronic absenteeism of 66.8%, four times the state rate; it ranked 411 of 415 schools. Excel Center - Clarksville graduates 29.1%, has 96.9% chronic absenteeism, and has the leanest resources ($3,912 per student; 32.9 students per teacher versus 13.1 at Clarksville Senior High). Math is the shared weak point: no school here exceeded 17.17% SAT math proficiency, and two sit at exactly 0%. Excel Center's 2025‑26 Biology result was suppressed by the state, so it is unknown rather than a zero.