Summary:
Petersburg Elementary School is the only elementary school located in ZIP code 47567, serving grades PK–5 with 460 students as part of Pike County School Corp in Petersburg, Indiana. Because it is the sole public elementary option in this area, there are no local comparisons to make; the most useful context comes from how it performs against its district and the state of Indiana. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranked 598 of 1,015 schools statewide in 2025–2026, placing it around the 41st percentile. That is a slight dip from 44th percentile in 2024–2025, though still above its 34th percentile in 2023–2024.
Academically, the clearest strength is 5th grade Social Studies, where 56.34% of students were proficient in 2025–2026 — above the district’s 53.7% and the state’s 47.2%, and up from 48.39% the prior year. All-grades Math also edged out the district, 40.8% versus 37.06%, and Science was roughly level with the district at 39.62% versus 39.19%. The main concern is English Language Arts. All-grades ELA was 28.5%, just below the district’s 29.16%, and every grade level trailed the state: 3rd grade at 22.08% versus 40.8%, 4th grade at 30.19% versus 42.2%, and 5th grade at 34.29% versus 42.2%. Math was mixed by grade, with 3rd grade at 48.05% ahead of the district but behind the state, while 4th and 5th grades fell below both.
Attendance is a bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 15.6% in 2024–2025, better than the district’s 19.4% and the state’s 16.7%. About 53.26% of students receive free or reduced lunch, per-student spending was $11,399 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.4 in 2024–2025. Overall, Petersburg Elementary is locally competitive in Social Studies, Math overall, Science, and attendance, but remains mid-to-lower statewide with clear room to grow in ELA and upper-grade Math.
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