Summary:
ZIP code 47454 contains exactly one elementary school: Throop Elementary School, a K–6 school serving 693 students in Paoli, Indiana, and part of Paoli Community School Corp.
Because Throop is the only elementary school in the ZIP, there is no local peer school to compare it against — the useful benchmarks are the district and the state. Performance varies widely by grade and subject. Standout strengths include 6th grade science at 57.83% proficient (versus 41.2% statewide), 6th grade English language arts at 51.81% (versus 41.3%), and 3rd grade math at 54.88% (versus 51.9%). The clearest challenges are 5th grade math at 22.83% (versus 42.0% statewide, roughly 19 points below), 4th grade ELA at 25.51% (versus 42.2%), and 4th grade science at 33.67% (versus 43.8%). Fifth grade social studies sits at 38.04%, below the state's 47.2% but up sharply from 28.75% the previous year.
Looking at all grades together, results are mixed but improving in most subjects: math rose from 39.15% to 41.41% proficient, ELA edged up from 37.64% to 38.03%, and science slipped from 46.7% to 44.75%. The school ranks 525 of 1,015 Indiana schools (48th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025–2026 — roughly flat versus last year, but below its 2023–2024 showing of 56th percentile and 3 stars. Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, essentially matching the state's 16.7% but above the district's 13.3%. About 51.66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $10,928, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1, implying roughly 51 teachers.
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