Summary:
Zip code 47987 is home to three schools — one elementary and two high schools — all part of the Southeast Fountain School Corp district, serving roughly 1,045 students from prekindergarten through grade 12. Southeast Fountain Elementary serves PK–5, while Fountain Central High School and Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy both serve grades 6–12; there are no middle or alternative schools in the area. The district as a whole ranks 218th of 374 in Indiana, placing it at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars.
The clearest academic bright spot is Southeast Fountain Elementary, which improved from 2 stars to 3 stars and the 54th percentile in 2025–2026. Its all-grade English Language Arts score of 42.74% and math score of 46.15% both beat the district's 35.1% and 34.22%, and its third-grade math (61.33%) and fifth-grade ELA (50.6%) sit above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.8%, better than the district's 9.4% and the state's 16.7%. By contrast, Fountain Central High School posts a strong 95.3% graduation rate — above the state's 89.7% — but weaker core proficiency: 27.44% in ELA and 21.86% in math, both below the district. Its middle-grade ELA and math scores are well under state averages, making the move from fifth to sixth grade a clear pressure point.
Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy is the most unusual case. With only 11 students, its percentages swing wildly — from 0 stars in 2023–2024 to 3 stars and the 59th percentile in 2024–2025 — and its 2025–2026 test results are suppressed, so its current academic performance is unknown. Its 0.0% chronic absenteeism and 8.2 student/teacher ratio look impressive, but cover a very small group. Notably, spending, poverty, and outcomes do not line up simply here: Fountain Central spends the most per student at $13,441 and has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate, yet the elementary school achieves stronger ELA and math results.
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