Summary:
ZIP code 47501 covers Washington, Indiana, and is served by six schools — one high school, two middle-level schools, and three elementary schools — all part of Washington Community Schools, educating roughly 2,639 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
Performance varies widely across the district, which ranks 226th of 374 Indiana districts (40th percentile, 2 stars). Veale Elementary School is the clear standout: the smallest school with 81 students, it ranks 215th of 1,015 schools (79th percentile, 4 stars) and has earned 4 stars for three straight years. Its all-grade proficiency — 57.89% ELA, 68.42% math, 42.11% science — far exceeds the district, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism (12.8%), lowest free/reduced lunch rate (35.8%), and highest per-student spending ($15,890). At the other end, Washington Intermediate is the lowest-ranked school here (853rd of 1,015, 16th percentile, 1 star), with 60.26% free/reduced lunch and ELA at 16.67%. Washington High School is mixed: an above-state 95.2% graduation rate but below-state SAT ELA (46.2%) and math (21.2%).
Chronic absenteeism climbs steadily with grade level — 16.8% at Washington Primary, 17.7% at Intermediate, 19.0% at Washington Upper Elementary, 24.3% at Washington Junior High School, and 35.1% at the high school — versus 16.7% statewide. Veale is the only school below the state rate. Spending and staffing don't map neatly onto outcomes: Junior High has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.5) yet a 33rd-percentile rank and falling ELA (32.14% to 24.01%). Primary serves PK–1 and has no current test data. Some gains appeared: Intermediate's math and science rose, and the high school's biology proficiency jumped from 3.45% to 30.56%.
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