Summary:
ZIP code 47665 contains one public school — Owensville Community School, a K–8 elementary/middle school in Owensville, Indiana serving 396 students as part of the South Gibson School Corporation — so families in this area have a single school option covering kindergarten through eighth grade, with no separate middle or high school in the ZIP code.
Owensville's clearest standout is attendance. In 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism was 4.3%, far below the district's 5.4% and the state's 16.7%. The school is also gaining momentum in state rankings, improving from 3 stars and the 67th percentile to 4 stars and the 73rd percentile, ranking 270 of 1,015 Indiana schools in 2025–2026. Its test results are strong relative to the state: it scores above the state average in 14 of the 15 reported grade-level tests. For context, 43.69% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending was $14,633 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.9 in 2024–2025.
Measured against its own high-performing district, the picture is more mixed. In 2025–2026 all-grade results, Owensville scored 48.28% in English Language Arts (district 52.34%), 51.34% in Math (district 59.73%), and 52.27% in Science (district 53.40%), and it is above district averages in only 6 of 15 grade-level tests. Areas to watch include 6th grade ELA at 25% and 8th grade Math at 37.50%, along with all-grade Science, which fell from 59.76% to 52.27% year over year. A notable bright spot is 5th grade Social Studies, which rose from 33.33% to 62.79%.
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