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Schools in Advance

Advance’s public schools

Western Boone County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Advance. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 16% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
IN 15.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,574 students on the public path
In brief

Advance’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Advance’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Granville Wells Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Western Boone Jr-Sr High School lowest (69%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Advance, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Western Boone Jr-Sr High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Advance, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–12Western Boone Jr-Sr High Schoolin ThorntownB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Western Boone County Community School Corporation.

The district

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

Western Boone County Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,574 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,458IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 41.3% · 884 students tested
Math51%
State average 37.5% · 882 students tested

Advance vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Advance—Western Boone County Community School Corporation

Every school in Advance

3 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).

Also serving Advancein other towns
Thorntown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Thorntown
A
429 students19:1Rate it →
Granville Wells Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jamestown
A
389 students18:1Rate it →
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Thorntown
B+
756 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Advance’s schools

Are Advance’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Advance. Western Boone County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Advance. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Advance in?

Western Boone County Community School Corporation.

Where do Advance kids go to high school?

Western Boone Jr-Sr High School.

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What Advance families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.