Summary:
ZIP code 47638 covers Wadesville, Indiana, and contains just one elementary school: South Terrace Elementary. It serves students in grades PK–6, enrolls 404 students, and belongs to MSD North Posey County Schools. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, there is no within-ZIP comparison to make, but the school stands out strongly against its district and the state.
South Terrace has ranked among the top 3–4% of Indiana elementary schools for three straight years — 39 of 1,015 in 2025-2026, 33 of 1,005 in 2024-2025, and 32 of 1,011 in 2023-2024 — earning 5 stars each year. Math is its clearest strength: all-grade proficiency was 78.77%, well above the district's 59.48%. Grade 3 math reached 90.91% versus 51.9% statewide, and grade 6 math hit 83.02% versus 40.2% statewide. English/language arts was also strong at 70.75% (district: 65.14%), with grade-level results ranging from 65.38% to 73.58%, all far above available state figures of roughly 40–42%. Science came in at 62.07%, down from 68.81% the prior year but still above the district's 56.82%. Grade 5 social studies held steady at 59.62%, above the district's 57.01% and the state's 47.2%.
Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 4.9%, compared with 6.5% in the district and 16.7% statewide. About 27.97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending was $9,075 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.6. The district itself ranks 18 of 374 in Indiana, at the 95th percentile, with a 5-star rating. Overall, families here have access to a consistently high-performing school with especially strong math results and very few students missing school regularly.
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