Summary:
ZIP code 47711 in Evansville contains five elementary schools serving about 1,900 students in grades PK through 6. Four of them — Vogel Elementary School, Evans School, Delaware Elementary School, and Stringtown Elementary School — are part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, which ranks 258 of 374 districts statewide. The fifth, Joshua Academy, is its own single-school district, ranked 303 of 374. Vogel, Delaware, and Joshua serve K–6; Evans serves PK–6; Stringtown serves K–5.
Vogel is the strongest school here and the only one rated 3 stars, ranking 464 of 1,015 schools. It leads the ZIP in every all-grade subject — 42.54% in ELA, 43.87% in math, and 42.96% in science — and its chronic absenteeism of 16.9% is near the state average. Stringtown is next, with 40.88% math proficiency plus the lowest absenteeism (15.5%), lowest free/reduced lunch rate (52.08%), and lowest student/teacher ratio (11.5). Joshua has the highest poverty rate and largest class sizes but posts the group's best 5th-grade social studies score (35.48%). Delaware (17.58% ELA, 21.31% math) improved its rank and its science score. Evans, rated 0 stars, has the lowest results (11.02% ELA, 13.52% math) and the highest absenteeism (33.6%) despite spending the most per student ($13,650).
Attendance tracks closely with achievement across these schools. Spending alone does not explain results either, since Vogel has the second-lowest per-student spending yet the best outcomes. All five schools fall below the state's 47.2% in 5th-grade social studies, the group's shared weak spot. Momentum also matters: Vogel, Stringtown, and Delaware all improved their state rankings this year, while Evans slipped to its lowest point in three years and Joshua held roughly steady.
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