Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47230

Summary:

In the 47230 zip code, there is one standout elementary school, Deputy Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and is part of the Madison Consolidated Schools district. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, ranking among the top elementary schools in Indiana.

Deputy Elementary School has a total enrollment of 112 students and boasts impressive academic achievements. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency for all grades was 53.66%, compared to 41.01% for the district, and its math proficiency was 56.10%, compared to 37.07% for the district. The school's 3rd and 4th grade ELA and math proficiency rates also exceed the state averages. Additionally, Deputy Elementary School has consistently ranked highly in the state, placing 142nd out of 1,016 Indiana elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 53rd out of 1,020 in the 2021-2022 school year, both with 4 and 5 SchoolDigger stars, respectively.

Despite the school's academic excellence, it faces some socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 66.07% in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's ability to achieve strong academic outcomes despite these challenges is commendable. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $17,230 and low student-teacher ratio of 17.2 for the 2023-2024 school year indicate that it is allocating resources effectively to support student learning and development.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (2025)			ILEARN Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deputy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14350 W Mulberry	Deputy	47230	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8007	138	7	19.7	65.9%	135 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.1	231^st of 1005 public elementary schools	77.0%		92.1	58^th of 1011 public elementary schools	94.3%	173	47.8	61.1	53.7	52.2	61.1	56.1	61.1	61.1	$17,230	$1,642	$15,588

Cities Near Zip Code 47230

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Deputy	1.82 mi	1	86^th
Scottsburg	5.03 mi	5	222^nd
Commiskey	6.08 mi	1	99^th
Lexington	8.96 mi	1	57^th
Hanover	9.58 mi	3	290^th

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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.

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