Summary:
ZIP code 47872 is served by two public schools, both part of the North Central Parke Community School Corp: Rockville Elementary School for grades PK–5 (348 students) and Parke Heritage High School for grades 9–12 (335 students). There is no middle school in this ZIP-level list. The district as a whole ranks 136 out of 374 in Indiana — the 64th percentile, with 3 stars.
Parke Heritage High School is the headline performer. In 2025–2026 it ranked 82 out of 415 Indiana high schools — the 80th percentile with 4 stars — up sharply from the 52nd percentile the year before. Its graduation rate is 97.7%, well above the state's 89.7%. Biology proficiency rose to 67.16% from 45.88%, and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing climbed to 59.78%, above the state's 51.9%. SAT Math, however, is a persistent weak spot at 19.57% versus the state's 25.6%. Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, higher than both the district's 14.0% and the state's 16.7%. The school spends $18,750 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 7.7.
Rockville Elementary School is the improvement story, rising from the 37th percentile two years ago to the 60th percentile with 3 stars. Its all-grade ILEARN results beat the district in English language arts (50% vs. 38.01%), math (44.94% vs. 39.77%), and science (44% vs. 40.35%), with ELA jumping from 34.18% a year earlier. Fifth-grade ELA stands out at 57.63% against the state's 42.2%, though fifth-grade math (30.51% vs. 42%) and social studies (44.07% vs. 47.2%) lag the state. Chronic absenteeism is low at 11.9%, and 60.63% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Spending is $12,040 per student with a ratio of 10.2.
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