Summary:
ZIP code 47551 in Leopold, Indiana, has one elementary school: Perry Central Elementary School, a PK–6 school with 734 students in Perry Central Com Schools Corp. It is currently a 4-star school, ranked 302 of 1,015 schools (70th percentile) in 2025–2026, after ranking 341 of 1,005 (66th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 and 210 of 1,011 (79th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024. The district ranks 55 of 374 Indiana districts (85th percentile) with 4 stars.
Academically, math is the strongest signal: all-grades math is 56.28 versus the district’s 51.47, and grade-level math beats the state in every tested grade—3rd grade 67.68 vs. 51.9, 4th grade 67.39 vs. 52.0, 5th grade 43.56 vs. 42.0, and 6th grade 46.67 vs. 40.2. ELA is essentially even with the district at 49.21 vs. 49.27, with above-state results in 3rd grade 60.61, 4th grade 50.00, and 6th grade 45.56, but 5th grade ELA is below state at 40.59 vs. 42.2. Science is above state in 4th grade 46.74 vs. 43.8 and 6th grade 43.33 vs. 41.2, though all-grades science fell from 51.18 to 45.05. Fifth-grade social studies is below state at 41.58 vs. 47.2, but improved from 31.17. All-grades ELA rose 11.13 percentage points year-over-year, while math slipped 2.15 points and science dropped 6.13 points.
Chronic absenteeism is a major strength: 8.0% at the school, compared with 8.7% in the district and 16.7% statewide—less than half the state rate. The school serves a moderately sized PK–6 population, with 41.83% free/reduced lunch, $11,017 per-student spending, and a 19.3 student-teacher ratio. Overall, Perry Central Elementary School is a solid, above-average school with particularly strong attendance and math outcomes, but it should focus on strengthening 5th grade ELA and social studies and reversing the recent science decline. Because it is the only elementary school in ZIP 47551, parents should judge it against district, state, and its own year-over-year trends rather than other local elementary options.
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