Summary:
ZIP code 47172 (Sellersburg, Indiana) is served by two elementary schools, both in the Silver Creek School Corporation: Silver Creek Elementary School, serving grades 2–5 with 980 students, and Silver Creek Primary School, serving PK–1 with 510 students. Combined elementary enrollment is 1,490 students. The district is ranked 73rd of 374 in Indiana — the 80th percentile — with a 4-star rating.
Because the two schools serve different grade bands, parents should compare them on attendance, class size, and resources rather than test scores. Silver Creek Primary stands out for exceptionally low chronic absenteeism of 1.9% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 12.3% and the state's 16.7%, and well under Silver Creek Elementary's 7.1%. The Primary also has a smaller student-teacher ratio (18.8 vs. 20.8) and spends more per student ($10,140 vs. $9,064). Economic need is similar at both, with free/reduced lunch at 33.14% at the Primary and 35.71% at the Elementary.
Silver Creek Elementary carries the tested grades and is improving academically. Its state rank rose from 434th to 334th over two years, moving from the 57th to the 67th percentile, while all-grade ELA gained about 6 points and math about 4 points year over year. In 2025–2026, every displayed grade-level math and ELA score was above the state, including 5th grade ELA at 51.84% vs. 42.2%. The clearest relative weakness is 5th grade social studies at 44.49% vs. the state's 47.2%. The school remains 3 stars while the district is rated 4 stars.
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