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C+
Schools in Adams Township · Eminence Community School Corporation

Adams Township’s public schools score below 56% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 27% of Adams Township’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Adams Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 1 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 10 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.2K
▲ 33% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
259 students on the public path
In brief

Adams Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1084 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Adams Township’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 27% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,176 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Eminence Jr-Sr High School. Enrollment is down 25% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Adams Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 44% of Indiana school districts. Test scores are below the Indiana average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1084)Better than 25%
Towns in Morgan County (14)Better than 0%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 169 test results could put Adams Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Adams Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (169 in math, 169 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Adams Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Eminence Elementary SchoolEminence Community School CorporationB−
6–12Eminence Jr-Sr High SchoolEminence Community School CorporationD

Adams Township’s public schools are run by Eminence Community School Corporation, which also serves Ashland. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Eminence Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 259 students, down 25% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$18,176IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 41.3% · 169 students tested
Math27%
State average 37.5% · 169 students tested

Adams Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Adams Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Adams TownshipC+Eminence Community School Corporation
JeffersonA−South Putnam
FranklinAMill Creek Community School Corporation
AshlandC+Eminence Community School Corporation
MonroeB−Monroe-Gregg
GreggB−Monroe-Gregg

Every school in Adams Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Adams Townshipby address
Eminence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eminence
B−
111 students11:1Rate it →
Eminence Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Eminence
D
148 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Adams Township’s schools

Are Adams Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Adams Township children attend score below 56% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Adams Township in?

Eminence Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 259 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Adams Township spend per student?

$18,176 in Eminence Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.