Summary:
ZIP code 47710 has two elementary schools, both in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp: Highland Elementary School (K–5, 814 students) and Cedar Hall Community School (PK–8, 496 students). Because Cedar Hall serves grades through 8, its all-grade scores include middle school, so grades 3–5 give the fairest elementary comparison. Both share the same district profile: ranked 258 of 374, 31st percentile, 2 stars.
Highland Elementary School is the standout here. It ranks 408 of 1,015 in 2025–26 — 60th percentile, 3 stars — and its rank history (69th, then 54th, then 60th) keeps it above average and improving. All-grade proficiency is ELA 47.06%, Math 49.36%, and Science 37.68%, above the district in all three subjects. Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, better than both the district's 21.5% and the state's 16.7%. Highland also beats the state in ELA for grades 3, 4, and 5 and in 3rd-grade Math, though it trails the state in 4th- and 5th-grade Math, 4th-grade Science, and 5th-grade Social Studies.
Cedar Hall Community School sits at the opposite end: 848 of 1,015, 16th percentile, 1 star, with a slight decline across its rank history (20th, 18th, 16th). It scores below the district in every all-grade subject and below the state in every grade-level test provided. The gaps are large even in elementary grades — 3rd-grade ELA and Math are both 6.35%, versus 45.08% and 60.66% at Highland. Cedar Hall also serves a higher-need population: 71.17% free/reduced lunch versus 37.22%, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism versus 11.8%. It spends more per student ($14,414 vs. $11,506) and has smaller classes (11.4 vs. 16.7 students per teacher), showing that resource inputs alone do not determine outcomes.
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