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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47842

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At a glance

Schools

1,548

Students

Top rankedVan Duyn Elementary School394^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

South Vermillion High School up 134 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 47842 covers Clinton, Indiana, and is served by South Vermillion Com School Corp. The area has four schools: two elementary schools (Central Elementary School and Van Duyn Elementary School, both PK–5), one middle school (grades 5–8), and one high school (grades 9–12). Together they enroll 1,548 students. The district ranks 167th of 374 Indiana districts, at the 55th percentile with 3 stars, placing it roughly mid-pack statewide.

Van Duyn Elementary School is the strongest elementary performer, ranking in the 61st percentile with 3 stars and posting the best all-grade results in the ZIP: 39.62% in ELA, 57.55% in math, and 46.94% in science. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (6.3%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (52.07%). Central Elementary School is the lowest-ranked school here, at the 31st percentile with 2 stars. Its all-grade ELA is 16.28%, less than half the district's 33.14%, and its 3rd and 4th grade ELA scores are far below state averages. Central's math, however, is 46.51%, above the district's 42.82%, so its weakness is not uniform across subjects.

South Vermillion High School has the highest rank percentile in the ZIP (67th, 3 stars), a 91.1% graduation rate, and strong SAT reading at 60.92% versus the state's 51.9%. Yet SAT math is 18.39% against the state's 25.6%, and chronic absenteeism is 25.2% — far above the district's 13.7% and the state's 16.7%. South Vermillion Middle School is improving, moving from the 31st to the 50th to the 53rd percentile, with standout 5th grade math (55.24%) and social studies (58.1%), though 6th grade ELA (27.78%) and 8th grade math (29.36%) trail state levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 S 9th St	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 832-7731	366	30	12.2	74.6%	347 (94.8%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	32.2	700^th of 1015 public elementary schools	31.0%		33.4	696^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.7%	4			14.8	17.7					16.3	49.2	44.1					46.5	38.2		38.2			$11,232	$970	$10,262
South Vermillion High School	Public	9-12	770 W Wildcat Dr	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 832-3551	446	47	9.4	54.7%	415 (93.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	59.4	135^th of 415 public high schools	67.5%		39.7	269^th of 429 public high schools	37.3%	134	60.9	18.4																			48.7	$12,631	$407	$12,224
South Vermillion Middle School	Public	5-8	950 W Wildcat Dr	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 832-7727	494	33	14.8	59.1%	470 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	51.5	226^th of 486 public middle schools	53.5%		49.5	242^nd of 480 public middle schools	49.6%	16					40.0	27.8	36.4	42.7	36.4			55.2	34.1	36.4	29.4	38.4		40.5	40.5	58.1		$10,565	$407	$10,158
Van Duyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15095 S Range Line Rd	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 832-7761	242	18	13.2	52.1%	231 (95.5%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	59.9	394^th of 1015 public elementary schools	61.2%		70.8	281^st of 1005 public elementary schools	72.0%	113			38.6	40.8					39.6	63.2	51.0					57.6	46.9		46.9			$11,907	$719	$11,188

Cities Near Zip Code 47842

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clinton	1.09 mi	4	275^th
West Terre Haute	5.23 mi	4	343^rd
Montezuma	6.32 mi	2	332^nd
Terre Haute	7.7 mi	23	349^th
Rosedale	8.16 mi	1	190^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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