Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47713

ZIP code 47713 is served by two K–8 elementary schools—Glenwood Leadership Academy and Lincoln School—both in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, with no high school in the ZIP. Both are high-poverty schools, with about three in four students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and both have chronic absenteeism around 24%, above the district’s 21.5% and the state’s 16.7%.

Lincoln School is the relative standout. It ranks 959/1015, 6th percentile, 0 stars, compared with Glenwood Leadership Academy at 1006/1015, 1st percentile, 0 stars. Lincoln School has higher all-grade ELA (12.95% vs. 7.31%) and Science (11.86% vs. 4.65%), a lower student-teacher ratio (8.8 vs. 10.9), and higher per-pupil spending ($16,173 vs. $14,285). Math is nearly tied: Lincoln School 10.42%, Glenwood Leadership Academy 10.00%. Lincoln School’s best results include 8th grade ELA at 31.03% and 5th grade Social Studies at 25.81%; Glenwood Leadership Academy’s strongest is 4th grade Math at 22.73%. Even these bright spots remain below available state averages.

Glenwood Leadership Academy shows more severe lows. Its all-grade Science proficiency is only 4.65%, versus Lincoln School’s 11.86% and the district’s 32.88%, and it reports 0% proficient in 6th grade ELA, 5th grade Math, 6th grade Math, and 6th grade Science. Its 5th grade Social Studies is 2.63%, compared with Lincoln School’s 25.81% and the state’s 47.2%. The district itself ranks 258/374, 31st percentile, 2 stars, yet both schools remain far below district average in core subjects—Lincoln School by about 21–24 points and Glenwood Leadership Academy by about 24–28 points. Overall, both schools face significant academic and attendance challenges, and Lincoln School is the stronger option in ELA, Science, and overall ranking, while Glenwood Leadership Academy has more severe low results.