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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 47712

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Students

Top rankedPerry Heights Middle School67^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 47712, there are two public middle schools, Helfrich Park STEM Academy and Perry Heights Middle School, both serving grades 6-8 and part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. This district is ranked 246 out of 380 in Indiana, with a 2-star rating.

Perry Heights Middle School appears to be the stronger performer in this area. In the 2023-2024 school year, it demonstrated higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science compared to Helfrich Park STEM Academy. This academic advantage is also reflected in their statewide rankings, where Perry Heights achieved a 5-star rating in 2022-2023, significantly outranking Helfrich Park. While Helfrich Park has a slightly larger student enrollment, Perry Heights spends slightly more per student and has a comparable student-teacher ratio.

Both schools face a similar challenge with chronic absenteeism, with both reporting a rate of 17.8% in the 2023-2024 school year. This is an area that likely warrants attention for both institutions and the district. Additionally, Helfrich Park STEM Academy serves a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (49.8%) compared to Perry Heights Middle School (36.98%), indicating potential differences in the socioeconomic makeup of their student populations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	58.9	185^th of 480 public middle schools	61.5%		76	105^th of 491 public middle schools	78.6%	80	33.8	38.8	41.6	38.2	41.1	30.3	41.3	37.2	41.1	41.1	$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%)	82.7	67^th of 480 public middle schools	86.0%		85.7	54^th of 491 public middle schools	89.0%	13	49.3	44.7	54.8	49.5	66.9	44.7	45.2	51.4	55.9	55.9	$12,378	$1,735	$10,643

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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