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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47265

At a glance

Schools

3,014

Students

Top rankedBrush Creek Elementary School404^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brush Creek Elementary School up 155 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jennings County Middle School 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 47265 zip code area in Indiana is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Jennings County School Corporation district. The data reveals a mix of performance levels across these schools, with Brush Creek Elementary School standing out as the top performer in the area.

Brush Creek Elementary has the highest overall performance on ILEARN tests, with 42.17% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 48.8% proficient or better in Math for the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has the highest percentage of students proficient in Science and Social Studies compared to the other elementary schools. In contrast, North Vernon Elementary and Sand Creek Elementary have only around 30% proficiency in English Language Arts.

At the high school level, Jennings County High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 274th out of 388 Indiana high schools in 2020-2021 to 268th out of 409 in 2021-2022. The school also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.4%. However, the middle and elementary schools in the district have generally maintained or declined in their rankings over the past few years, indicating potential areas for improvement across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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	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
Jennings County High School	Public	9-12	800 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 346-5588	1,188	77	15.4	55.7%	1,053 (88.6%)	6 (0.5%)	97 (8.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.1%)	51.8	194^th of 429 public high schools	54.8%		38.7	273^rd of 432 public high schools	36.8%	79	48.5	16.2																			54.2	$11,860	$737	$11,122
North Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	810 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-4903	566	40	14.1	73.1%	515 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	33.1	699^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.4%		41.2	616^th of 1011 public elementary schools	39.1%	83			30.8	27.6	27.6	30.0			28.9	48.7	38.2	28.6	28.8			35.5	29.0	32.9	31.0	18.4		$12,681	$1,271	$11,411
Jennings County Middle School	Public	7-8	820 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-4940	572	45	12.7	65.0%	494 (86.4%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	47.1	255^th of 480 public middle schools	46.9%		49.8	241^st of 491 public middle schools	50.9%	14							29.7	39.2	34.5					25.2	31.6	28.5						$13,150	$1,149	$12,001
Brush Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4275 E US Hwy 50	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 458-6582	303	19	16.3	69.3%	280 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	59.9	404^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.8%		47	559^th of 1011 public elementary schools	44.7%	155			48.8	43.2	26.8	48.9			42.2	51.2	70.3	22.0	53.2			48.8	56.8	44.7	50.0	19.5		$11,557	$924	$10,633
Sand Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 W Cr 500 N	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 352-9343	385	26	14.6	87.0%	300 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	38.9	634^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.9%		33.6	688^th of 1011 public elementary schools	31.9%	54			25.7	25.8	28.9	40.5			30.3	17.1	41.9	40.4	48.7			37.4	38.7	38.9	38.8	11.8		$12,890	$1,401	$11,489

Cities Near Zip Code 47265

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Vernon	0.82 mi	6	285^th
Scipio	5.21 mi	1	166^th
Hayden	5.27 mi	1	242^nd
Commiskey	10.39 mi	1	99^th
Seymour	12.58 mi	8	329^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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