Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 47598

ZIP code 47598 is served by a single public elementary school: Winslow Elementary School, a PK–5 building with 268 students in Winslow, Indiana, part of Pike County School Corp. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP, there is no cross-school comparison within the area; the useful benchmarks are the school's own district and Indiana state averages. The record covers three school years of rankings (2023-24 through 2025-26), two years of test scores, and single years of absenteeism, free/reduced lunch, spending, and staffing data. No values were suppressed by the state.

Academically, Math is the school's strength: all-grades Math proficiency of 46.9% is nearly 10 points above the district's 37.06%, and 4th grade Math (51.11%) and 5th grade Math (45.95%) both outpace district results, with 5th grade also above the state's 42%. English Language Arts is the opposite story — the school trails Indiana at all three grades reported: 3rd grade 38.71% versus 40.8%, 4th grade 35.56% versus 42.2%, and 5th grade 27.03% versus 42.2%. That 5th grade figure is the sharpest gap in the record, 15 points below the state and the only grade-level ELA result that also falls under the district average. Science (37.78% at 4th grade) likewise sits below the state's 43.8%, while 5th grade Social Studies (48.65%) edges past the state's 47.2%.

Chronic absenteeism is the standout: 11.3% in 2024-25, well below the district's 19.4% and the state's 16.7% — a notable result given that 58.96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Class sizes are small (11.1:1) and per-student spending was $13,807 in 2023-24. The school's rank moved from the 36th percentile (2023-24) to the 52nd (2024-25, its only 3-star year) to the 46th (2025-26), and it currently sits above its district's 38th percentile. Bottom line: strong attendance, small classes, and above-district Math, with upper-elementary reading as the clear priority — though with cohorts of only a few dozen students, year-to-year swings should be read with caution.