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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47807


At a glance
2
Schools
766
Students
Top rankedDavis Park Elementary School915th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools
Summary:

ZIP code 47807 in Terre Haute, Indiana, is served by two public elementary schools — Benjamin Franklin Elementary School and Davis Park Elementary School — both in the Vigo County School Corp, both serving grades PK–5, and together enrolling 766 students.

Neither school performs at district or state averages. Davis Park is the academic standout of the two, outscoring Benjamin Franklin in all-grade ELA, Math, and Science in both years reported. In 2025–2026, Davis Park reached 20.14% proficient in Math versus Benjamin Franklin's 10.53%, 13.89% in ELA versus 12.11%, and 19.61% in Science versus 14.93%. Both remain well below the district — 31.23% ELA, 33.00% Math, and 35.12% Science — and below the state. Davis Park also has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.3 vs. 13.7) and slightly higher per-student spending ($11,151 vs. $11,002). However, Davis Park's rank has slipped from the 24th percentile in 2023–2024 to 17th in 2024–2025 to 10th in 2025–2026, while Benjamin Franklin sits at the 5th percentile in 2025–2026 with 0 stars.

Benjamin Franklin is the attendance standout, with chronic absenteeism of 23.6% versus Davis Park's 33.5%, despite higher free/reduced lunch eligibility (95.92% vs. 91.08%). Fifth grade is the weakest grade band in the ZIP — Davis Park's 5th-grade ELA was 2.08% and Benjamin Franklin's 5th-grade Math was 5.17%. Davis Park's third grade is a relative bright spot (26.67% ELA, 31.11% Math), though still below state averages. Fifth-grade Social Studies is the only subject where Benjamin Franklin outperforms Davis Park, at 15.52% vs. 12.50% in 2025–2026.

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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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