Summary:
ZIP code 47720 in Evansville, Indiana, is served by a single public school — Cynthia Heights Elementary School — a K–5 campus with 451 students that is the only public elementary, middle, or high school option inside the ZIP, so local families go elsewhere for secondary grades. It belongs to the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, a district ranked 258th of 374 Indiana districts (31st percentile, 2 stars).
The most important thing for parents to know is that this school clearly outperforms its own district. In 2025–26, Cynthia Heights posted 49.57% proficiency in English Language Arts versus the district's 34.34%, 54.70% in Math versus 34.47%, and 43.04% in Science versus 32.88% — gaps of roughly 10 to 20 points. Compared with the state, the standout is 4th grade ELA at 60.76% against a state figure of 42.2%, along with 5th grade Math at 55.56% versus 42% and 3rd grade Math at 59.46% versus 51.9%. Only 4th grade Math (49.37%, about 2.6 points under the state mark) and 4th grade Science (43.04%, roughly 0.8 points under) fall short. The school's 7.0% chronic absenteeism rate is exceptional — far below the district's 21.5% and the state's 16.7% — and 37.03% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, with 16.3 students per teacher and $11,503 spent per student.
The caution for families is direction of travel. Statewide rank has slipped from 207th of 1,011 (80th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–24 to 250th (75th, 4 stars) in 2024–25 and 335th of 1,015 (67th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26. ELA nudged up 1.3 points year over year, but Math fell 4.6 points and Science fell 7.0 points, and the 4th grade Social Studies margin over the state narrowed from about 11 points to about 1. The current 4th graders show strong reading but a math and science gap, which is the clearest area to watch.
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