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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 47834

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At a glance

Schools

1,647

Students

5-star school

Top rankedStaunton Elementary School97^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Forest Park Elementary School up 135 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Forest Park Elementary School 9.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 47834, centered on Brazil, Indiana, has six elementary schools, all within Clay Community Schools. Three — Staunton Elementary School, Van Buren Elementary School, and Jackson Township Elementary School — serve grades K–5; the other three — Meridian Street Elementary School, Forest Park Elementary School, and East Side Elementary School — serve PK–5. Combined enrollment is 1,647 students, averaging 274.5 per school and ranging from 209 at East Side to 373 at Staunton. The district ranks 97th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 74th percentile with 4 stars.

Each school has a distinct profile. Staunton Elementary School is the clear academic leader: 5 stars, the 90th percentile, and the highest all-grade ELA (65.78%), Math (72.04%), and 5th-grade Social Studies (64.81%) in the group, with only 8.3% chronic absenteeism and the lowest per-student spending ($8,848). Jackson Township Elementary School leads in Science (65.79%) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism (5.4%) and lowest FRPL (37.13%). East Side Elementary School is a Math standout (71.43% all-grade, with 3rd-grade Math at 84.62%), though its absenteeism is 15.1%. Meridian Street Elementary School and Van Buren Elementary School are generally middle-of-the-pack. Forest Park Elementary School is the highest-need, lowest-performing school: 2 stars, 30th percentile, 24.5% absenteeism, the highest FRPL (62.93%), and the lowest proficiency in ELA (30.00%), Math (33.33%), and Science (33.33%) — but it improved notably from 2024–25 to 2025–26.

Across the group, Math is the relative strength — five of six schools top the district's 48.89% all-grade Math average — while ELA and Science lag, with only Staunton Elementary School above the district's 53.21% ELA mark and only Staunton and Jackson Township Elementary School above the 50.66% Science benchmark. Grade-level results vary widely within schools, so look beyond all-grade averages. Chronic absenteeism generally tracks with lower achievement, but East Side Elementary School shows strong Math despite elevated absences. Finally, spending and class size show no simple link to outcomes: Staunton Elementary School spends the least and performs best, while Forest Park Elementary School spends the most.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	936 E National	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8755	209	15	13.9	58.9%	195 (93.3%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	73.2	254^th of 1015 public elementary schools	75.0%		78.4	198^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.3%	56	57.7	44.4	45.2	48.8	84.6	66.7	64.5	71.4	37.0	37.0	51.6	$11,492	$1,595	$9,897
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Alabama St	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 443-7621	232	24	9.7	62.9%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	31.3	708^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.2%		17.2	843^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	16.1%	135	43.8	30.0	14.3	30.0	46.9	30.0	21.4	33.3	33.3	33.3	28.6	$11,565	$1,351	$10,214
Jackson Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	1860 E Cr 600 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 986-2177	237	15	16.0	37.1%	218 (92.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	69.7	292^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	71.2%		77.7	207^th of 1005 public elementary schools	79.4%	85	27.0	65.8	64.1	52.6	40.5	76.3	46.2	54.4	65.8	65.8	48.7	$10,355	$334	$10,021
Meridian Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 N Meridian	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8560	321	17	18.8	56.1%	309 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	67.5	316^th of 1015 public elementary schools	68.9%		76.8	212^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.9%	104	54.0	46.7	47.5	49.6	70.0	55.6	40.0	56.3	40.0	40.0	55.0	$9,660	$1,253	$8,406
Staunton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6990 N Cr 425 W	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-8270	373	21	17.7	41.8%	346 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	87.6	97^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.6	87^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.3%	10	67.7	62.7	67.3	65.8	66.2	70.2	81.5	72.0	53.7	53.7	64.8	$8,848	$614	$8,234
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	2075 E Cr 1200 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-1362	275	16	17.4	52.4%	259 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	71.5	275^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.9%		74.5	237^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.4%	38	49.1	51.1	51.5	50.4	74.6	53.3	57.6	63.2	40.0	40.0	54.6	$10,912	$1,046	$9,867

Cities Near Zip Code 47834

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brazil	0.64 mi	8	135^th
Terre Haute	8.24 mi	23	349^th
Rosedale	8.75 mi	1	190^th
Riley	11.42 mi	1	156^th
Montezuma	14.47 mi	2	332^nd

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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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