Summary:
ZIP code 47356 in Middletown, Indiana is served by five schools — two elementary, one middle, and two high schools, with no alternative schools — all operating within Shenandoah School Corporation and enrolling 1,771 students combined. The three traditional brick-and-mortar schools (Shenandoah Elementary School, Shenandoah Middle School, and Shenandoah High School) enroll 1,330 students, about 75% of the total, while the two Indiana eSchool Academy schools enroll 441, about 25%. District-wide, the corporation ranks 241 of 374 Indiana districts — the 36th percentile, with 2 stars — but individual schools range from the 4th percentile to the 82nd percentile.
The strongest performers are the traditional Elementary and Middle schools. Shenandoah Elementary School ranks in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars and posts ELA 53.5%, math 69.23%, and science 62% proficiency, with chronic absenteeism of just 4.8% against the state's 16.7%. Its 3rd grade math (82.65%) and 4th grade math (76%) far outpace state averages (51.9% and 52%), though 5th grade math narrows to 46.59%. Shenandoah Middle School ranks in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, with 8th grade ELA at 51.92% and 6th grade math at 52.13%. Shenandoah High School is more mixed: a 98.8% graduation rate far above the state's 89.7%, SAT Math slightly above state, but SAT EBRW at 43.81% versus 51.9% and chronic absenteeism of 20.8%.
The two online academy schools face severe challenges. Indiana eSchool Academy K-5 sits in the 4th percentile with 0 stars, ELA 10%, math 2.5%, science 8.33%, and 0% math proficiency in grades 3 and 4. Indiana eSchool Academy 6-12 is in the 15th percentile with 1 star, a 0.0% graduation rate, ELA 12.35%, math 6.17%, SAT Math 5.71%, and a student/teacher ratio of 72.2. Among the traditional schools, chronic absenteeism rises with grade level: 4.8%, then 16.7%, then 20.8%. The eSchool schools are missing chronic absenteeism and spending data, which should be treated as unknown rather than zero.
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