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Schools in Argos · Argos Community Schools

Argos’s public schools outscore 58% of Indiana districts

In Argos, 48% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Argos, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
48%
▲ 7 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 6 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 1% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
639 students on the public path
In brief

Argos’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 979 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Argos’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,825 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 Argos Comm 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Argos’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 58% of Indiana school districts. Test scores are above the Indiana average; graduation is below it.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (979)Better than 51%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 322 test results and a graduating class of 43 could put Argos anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Argos’s students in the tested grades sat them (322 in math, 323 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Argos Community ElementaryArgos Community SchoolsB−
6–12Argos Comm Jr-Sr High SchoolArgos Community SchoolsB−

Argos’s public schools are run by Argos Community Schools, which also serves Green and Walnut. 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.

Argos Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 639 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,825IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 41.3% · 323 students tested
Math43%
State average 37.5% · 322 students tested

Argos vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ArgosBArgos

Every school in Argos

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).

Also serving Argosin other towns
Argos Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
319 students14:1Rate it →
Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12
B−
320 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Argos’s schools

Are Argos’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Indiana: the public schools Argos children attend outscore 58% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Argos in?

Argos Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 639 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Argos’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Argos Community Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Argos spend per student?

$13,825 in Argos Community Schools (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.