Summary:
Zip code 47227 is home to just one public school — Graham Creek Elementary School — a K–6 school with 250 students in Commiskey, Indiana, that serves as the area's only local school option; families with older students would look outside the zip for middle and high school, and the school belongs to Jennings County School Corporation.
Graham Creek is on a clear upward path. It earned 4 stars in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 after 3 stars in 2023–2024, and its statewide rank jumped from 365th of 1,011 to 249th of 1,005 to 186th of 1,015 — moving from the 64th to the 82nd percentile, or the top ~18% of ranked Indiana schools. Math is the standout: 69.44% of students met the standard in 2025–2026 versus 42.27% in the district, with 3rd grade Math at 85%. English Language Arts is also strong at 57.64% against the district's 34.24%, and 3rd grade ELA reached 82.5%. The main soft spots are 5th grade ELA (38.24%, the only reported grade-level result below the state's 42.2%) and Science, which fell from 59.68% to 47.14% all grades. Fifth grade Social Studies rebounded sharply, from 30.56% to 52.94%, now above the state.
For parents, the context matters as much as the scores. Chronic absenteeism is 10.7%, well below the district's 18.6% and the state's 16.7%, which supports steady learning. About 60.4% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, so these results come despite economic challenges. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 13.8:1, and per-student spending is $12,400. Overall, Graham Creek outperforms its district — ranked 172 of 374 districts at 3 stars — in nearly every reported subject and grade level.
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