Summary:
ZIP code 47928 in Cayuga, Indiana contains one public elementary school: North Vermillion Elementary School, serving grades PK–6 with 367 students as part of North Vermillion Com School Corp. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, it represents the entire local elementary landscape, and comparisons must be made against district and state benchmarks.
The school’s clearest strength is attendance: its 2024–2025 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.1%, better than the district’s 10.8% and well below the state’s 16.7%. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade math is also above the state, with 53.13% proficiency versus 51.9%. All-grade math is above the district, 25.77% versus 21.99%. However, the ranking trend is negative: percentile fell from 36 in 2023–2024 to 32 in 2024–2025 to 21 in 2025–2026, and stars dropped from 2 to 2 to 1. Most 2025–2026 grade-level scores are below state, especially in 4th grade: ELA 12.5% vs. 42.2%, math 17.5% vs. 52%, and science 15% vs. 43.8%. All-grade ELA, math, and science also declined year over year.
Additional context: 59.4% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $12,208, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. The district ranks 282 of 374 in Indiana, in the 25th percentile with 1 star. Fifth grade social studies improved from 24.49% to 34.09% but remained 13.11 points below state. Overall, the standout positives are strong attendance and 3rd grade math; the main concerns are the downward rank trend and widespread below-state proficiency, particularly in 4th grade and in the latest all-grade results.
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