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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47201

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At a glance

Schools

9,921

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedCSA Lincoln Campus50^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

CSA Fodrea Campus up 170 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Columbus North High School 14.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Columbus Signature Academy New Technical High School

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 47201 in Columbus, Indiana contains 13 schools — eight elementary, two middle and three high schools — with a combined enrollment of 9,921 students, ranging from 49 students at Excel Center - Bartholomew County to 2,360 at Columbus North High School. Twelve of the 13 belong to Bartholomew Con School Corp, ranked 162 of 374 districts (57th percentile) with 3 stars; Excel Center - Bartholomew County is its own district with a very different profile.

The strongest overall school is CSA Lincoln Campus, which holds 5 stars in each of the last three years, ranks 50 of 1,015 (95th percentile), and leads elementary ELA at 74.4% and math at 74.88% proficient. Southside Elementary School (4 stars, 105 of 1,015) has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 20.99% and leads elementary science at 61.09%, while Rockcreek Elementary School pairs the lowest chronic absenteeism in the data set (5.8%) with strong math (66.67%). At the high school level, Columbus North High School outperforms Columbus East High School on SAT scores (59.13% vs 46.43% EBRW), though East has the higher graduation rate (92.9% vs 91.2%) and the highest absenteeism (26.6%) and spending ($13,435) in the list.

CSA Fodrea Campus is the most improved, climbing from the 36th to the 60th percentile and from 2 to 3 stars, and Central Middle School rose from 3 to 4 stars. Mount Healthy Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School are the clearest concerns, with low proficiency and, for Lillian Schmitt, 20.4% chronic absenteeism. Lower absenteeism and lower poverty tend to accompany higher achievement, but spending and student-teacher ratio do not consistently predict results. School-level test scores for Excel Center - Bartholomew County are suppressed in the data and should be considered unknown.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	725 7th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4287	790	52	15.2	45.4%	502 (63.5%)	25 (3.2%)	142 (18.0%)	81 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	69.3	142^nd of 486 public middle schools	70.8%		56.7	199^th of 480 public middle schools	58.5%	57							43.3	50.4	46.9					41.1	35.4	38.2					98.2	$12,099	$814	$11,286
Columbus East High School	Public	9-12	230 S Marr Rd	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4369	1,452	97	14.9	39.5%	1,085 (74.7%)	40 (2.8%)	238 (16.4%)	16 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.7%)	46.1	216^th of 415 public high schools	48.0%		46.5	223^rd of 429 public high schools	48.0%	7	46.4	25.3																			28.3	$13,435	$811	$12,624
Columbus North High School	Public	9-12	1400 25th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4432	2,360	159	14.8	35.0%	1,448 (61.4%)	59 (2.5%)	581 (24.6%)	179 (7.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (3.7%)	70.2	77^th of 415 public high schools	81.4%		66.6	98^th of 429 public high schools	77.2%	21	59.1	34.2																			38.7	$12,244	$888	$11,356
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2675 California	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 376-4307	704	40	17.7	61.8%	408 (58.0%)	49 (7.0%)	154 (21.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.6%)	32.6	698^th of 1015 public elementary schools	31.2%		34	684^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.9%	14			40.0	24.5	22.7	41.7			31.6	43.9	33.0	23.9	31.0			32.7	27.2	31.0	28.9	28.4		$12,177	$1,428	$10,749
Mount Healthy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12150 S Sr 58	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 342-2463	365	22	16.8	46.0%	297 (81.4%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	22.6	803^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	20.9%		32.4	703^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	30.0%	100			35.4	14.6	17.1	19.2			21.7	58.3	35.4	17.1	19.2			33.2	18.8	17.0	17.9	14.6		$11,948	$876	$11,072
Northside Middle School	Public	7-8	1400 27th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4405	908	58	15.7	45.0%	586 (64.5%)	16 (1.8%)	240 (26.4%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	55.4	205^th of 486 public middle schools	57.8%		57.8	189^th of 480 public middle schools	60.6%	16							39.1	35.3	37.2					35.3	34.4	34.8					100.0	$11,987	$830	$11,157
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Parkside Dr	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4314	733	45	16.3	42.0%	420 (57.3%)	13 (1.8%)	175 (23.9%)	77 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	70.7	281^st of 1015 public elementary schools	72.3%		72.5	260^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.1%	21			46.2	41.8	59.4	47.0			48.4	61.5	51.8	59.4	45.3			53.6	41.8	50.0	46.0	65.6		$12,160	$1,064	$11,096
Rockcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13000 E 200 S	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 579-5221	351	19	18.4	32.2%	326 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	70.9	279^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.5%		76.3	220^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.1%	59			36.5	57.5	46.9	39.6			44.4	71.2	75.0	69.4	52.1			66.7	50.0	27.1	37.5	59.2		$11,892	$702	$11,190
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1320 W 200 S	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4423	891	50	18.0	21.0%	439 (49.3%)	28 (3.1%)	104 (11.7%)	282 (31.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	87.3	105^th of 1015 public elementary schools	89.7%		86	125^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.6%	20			52.3	55.9	60.2	68.6			59.5	68.2	65.3	68.4	66.9			67.2	63.6	58.7	61.1	64.7		$11,559	$733	$10,826
W D Richards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3311 Fairlawn Dr	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4311	610	31	19.8	45.2%	380 (62.3%)	23 (3.8%)	139 (22.8%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	49.8	529^th of 1015 public elementary schools	47.9%		48.3	536^th of 1005 public elementary schools	46.7%	7			31.1	44.4	45.5	40.3			40.7	37.8	51.0	37.7	35.1			41.1	45.9	33.8	40.6	31.2		$11,130	$772	$10,359
Columbus Area Career Connection	Public	6-12	1400 25th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4240	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CSA Lincoln Campus	Public	K-6	750 5th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4447	357	18	19.6	25.5%	278 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.4%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	92.2	50^th of 1015 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.2	45^th of 1005 public elementary schools	95.5%	5			70.6	79.3	73.1	74.5			74.4	74.5	81.1	78.9	64.7			74.9	64.2	51.0	57.7	59.6		$11,253	$496	$10,757
CSA Fodrea Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2775 Illinois St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	Yes	No	No	(812) 376-4321	351	20	17.5	40.7%	177 (50.4%)	8 (2.3%)	45 (12.8%)	88 (25.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	59.3	401^st of 1015 public elementary schools	60.5%		45.1	571^st of 1005 public elementary schools	43.2%	170			42.9	45.7	50.0	47.4			46.5	47.6	50.0	52.2	42.1			48.3	37.0	39.5	38.1	41.3		$11,072	$625	$10,446
Columbus Signature Academy New Technical High School	Public	9-12	2205 25th Street	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(812) 376-4220	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	35.4	279^th of 415 public high schools	32.8%					(n/a)	33.7	13.3																			46.3
Excel Center - Bartholomew County	Public, Charter	9-12	1235 Jackson Street	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Excel Center - Bartholomew County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 372-4448	49	6	8.1	67.3%	32 (65.3%)	4 (8.2%)	10 (20.4%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 47201

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbus	1.02 mi	18	205^th
Taylorsville	6.83 mi	1	378^th
Edinburgh	10.66 mi	3	340^th
Hope	10.91 mi	2	215^th
Nashville	12.9 mi	3	301^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.