Summary:
ZIP code 47455 has exactly one school: Patricksburg Elementary School, a K–6 elementary serving 147 students in the Spencer-Owen Community Schools district. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP, so families here look to the wider district for later grades. The school has earned 2 stars for three straight years, ranking 559th of 1,015 Indiana schools in 2025–2026, which is the 45th percentile — an improvement from 650th of 1,005 (35th percentile) the year before. Its district is rated 3 stars and sits at the 56th percentile among Indiana districts.
Academically, the brightest spots are 6th grade, where ELA and math both reach 45% proficient, above the district's 40.88% in each and above state averages, and 5th grade social studies at 47.06%, essentially matching the state (47.2%) and well above the district (37.89%). The weakest area is 4th grade: science is 25% proficient against 54.43% in the district and 43.8% statewide, while 4th grade math and ELA both sit at 31.25%. Across all tested grades, the school trails its district in ELA (36.62% vs. 45.32%), science (33.33% vs. 45.11%), and math (39.44% vs. 41.07%) — though all three subjects improved from the previous year.
Two contextual factors stand out. Chronic absenteeism is 19.3%, above both the district (16.5%) and state (16.7%), meaning roughly one in five students misses enough school to affect learning. Meanwhile, 68.03% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $14,504, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.7. Because enrollment is small, year-to-year and grade-to-grade results can swing widely. Overall, Patricksburg Elementary shows rising scores and real grade-level strengths, but still trails its district in ELA, math, and science and remains a 2-star school in a 3-star district.
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