Summary:
ZIP code 47368 (Parker City, Indiana) is served by two public schools, both in Monroe Central School Corp: Monroe Central Elementary School, serving grades PK–6 with 680 students, and Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School, serving grades 7–12 with 470 students. Total enrollment is 1,150 students, and there is no standalone middle school — grades 7 and 8 are housed in the junior-senior high. The district ranks 202 of 374 Indiana districts, in the 46th percentile with 2 stars, and both schools currently carry that same 2-star rating.
Math is the clearest difference between the two schools. At the elementary, all-grades ILEARN math is 44.72%, above the district's 39.79%, and 3rd grade math beats the state at 54.88% versus 51.9%; 5th grade social studies is also above state. At the junior-senior high, all-grades math is 29.75% — well below the district's 39.79% and nearly 15 percentage points below the elementary — and SAT Math is far below state at 16% versus 25.6%. The junior-senior high's strengths are its 89.7% graduation rate, which matches the district and state, 8th grade scores that land close to state averages, and SAT reading/writing that was above state in 2024–25.
Both schools share a chronic absenteeism problem: 31.5% at the elementary and 24.7% at the junior-senior high, versus the state's 16.7% and the district's 28.8%. Other weak spots include 6th grade science at 19.75% versus the state's 41.2%, 7th grade ELA at 24.39% versus 41.7% and 7th grade math at 25.61% versus 35.9%, and elementary ELA below state at every tested grade. Notably, the junior-senior high spends more per student ($12,112 versus $9,356) and has smaller classes (12.8 versus 17.6 students per teacher), yet its math outcomes are weaker — a correlation worth noting, not proof of cause.
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