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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47712

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At a glance

Schools

3,537

Students

Districts

Top rankedPerry Heights Middle School84^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Smallest classes

Daniel Wertz Elementary School 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 47712 in Evansville covers seven schools — three elementary, two middle, and two high — serving roughly 3,537 students across grades K–12. Six belong to Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, a district rated 2 stars and 258th of 374 in Indiana (31st percentile), while Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus is an independent school for grades 7–12. The district's overall rating masks wide differences between individual schools in this ZIP.

The strongest schools are West Terrace Elementary School (4 stars, 78th percentile, only 5.2% chronic absenteeism and 25% free/reduced lunch), Perry Heights Middle School (4 stars three years running, 83rd percentile), and Francis Joseph Reitz High School (4 stars, 76th percentile, 94.4% graduation rate). All three beat the district in ELA, math, and science, though Reitz stands out for a high 24.9% absenteeism rate despite strong academics. By contrast, Helfrich Park STEM Academy has slipped from 4 stars and the 79th percentile to 2 stars and the 49th percentile in two years, and Tekoppel Elementary School is 2 stars with the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 59.55% and below-district ELA. Daniel Wertz Elementary School is 2 stars overall but posts math at 48.57 versus the district's 34.47, with the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.6).

Notably, spending and class size don't track results: Daniel Wertz spends the most among district schools ($13,613) yet ranks lower than West Terrace, which spends the least ($11,214). Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus, with just 38 students and many unreported metrics, is too small and incomplete to compare fairly, and its low reported scores should be read cautiously.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Francis Joseph Reitz High School	Public	9-12	350 Dreier Blvd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8206	1,293	74	17.5	42.1%	1,065 (82.4%)	83 (6.4%)	40 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	92 (7.1%)	65.7	101^st of 415 public high schools	75.7%		69.3	87^th of 429 public high schools	79.7%	14	54.4	24.9																			55.6	$11,641	$1,788	$9,853
Helfrich Park STEM Academy	Public	6-8	2603 W Maryland St	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8246	509	33	15.5	49.7%	401 (78.8%)	33 (6.5%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.6%)	47.6	248^th of 486 public middle schools	49.0%		58.9	185^th of 480 public middle schools	61.5%	63						34.7	30.7	38.4	34.8				31.9	28.4	35.0	32.0		34.0	34.0			$11,864	$1,749	$10,115
Perry Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 Hogue Rd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8326	471	31	15.2	36.5%	392 (83.2%)	23 (4.9%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.1%)	79.1	84^th of 486 public middle schools	82.7%		82.7	67^th of 480 public middle schools	86.0%	17						41.4	54.1	58.9	51.8				48.3	49.3	42.9	46.6		50.3	50.3			$12,378	$1,735	$10,643
Tekoppel Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 N Tekoppel Ave	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8333	440	33	13.2	59.5%	301 (68.4%)	70 (15.9%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	41 (9.3%)	31	710^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.0%		34.9	676^th of 1005 public elementary schools	32.7%	34			22.5	35.9	27.5				28.1	36.3	45.3	30.0				36.6	32.8		32.8	27.5		$12,446	$2,609	$9,837
West Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	8000 W Terrace Dr	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8733	504	31	16.1	25.0%	449 (89.1%)	13 (2.6%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	76.2	223^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.7	193^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	80.8%	30			44.7	41.4	59.8				49.1	69.2	63.2	66.7				66.4	46.0		46.0	63.7		$11,214	$1,808	$9,405
Daniel Wertz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1702 S Red Bank Rd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8312	282	24	11.6	54.3%	213 (75.5%)	19 (6.7%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (12.4%)	42.1	603^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	40.6%		41.7	601^st of 1005 public elementary schools	40.2%	2			24.4	34.3	32.1				29.8	47.6	54.3	42.9				48.6	36.4		36.4	32.1		$13,613	$2,947	$10,666
Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	8600 University Blvd.	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 975-2746	38	1	38.0	—	3 (7.9%)	28 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (18.4%)								(n/a)							9.1		5.9					9.1		5.9					10.0

Cities Near Zip Code 47712

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Evansville	0.85 mi	43	331^st
Mount Vernon	7.16 mi	5	103^rd
Wadesville	9.03 mi	1	8^th
Newburgh	12.99 mi	8	16^th
Poseyville	13.69 mi	3	34^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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