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Schools in Center Township

Center Township’s public schools

Rush County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 9% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,872 students on the public path
In brief

Center Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Center Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Rushville Consolidated High School places highest (better than 76%); Milroy Elementary School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Center Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Rushville Consolidated High School. See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Center Township; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

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 Center Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–8Benjamin Rush Middle Schoolin RushvilleB−
9–12Rushville Consolidated High Schoolin RushvilleA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rush County Schools.

The district

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

Rush County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,872 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,855IN $13,688 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 41.3% · 1031 students tested
Math38%
State average 37.5% · 1030 students tested

Center Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center Township—Rush County Schools
RipleyBC. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation
Washington—Rush County Schools
Jackson—Rush County Schools
WayneBC. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation

2 of the 4 neighbors share Rush County Schools with Center Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Center Township

7 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 Center Townshipin other towns
Rushville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rushville
B
682 students16:1Rate it →
Milroy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Milroy
C+
165 students9:1Rate it →
Arlington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Arlington
C+
106 students7:1Rate it →
Benjamin Rush Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rushville
B−
300 students10:1Rate it →
Rushville Consolidated High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rushville
A−
619 students13:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Mays Community Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mays
C−
Charter
101 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Center Townshiprun by other districts or the state
New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Knightstown
84 students30:1Rate it →

Questions about Center Township’s schools

Are Center Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Center Township. Rush County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Center Township in?

Rush County Schools.

Where do Center Township kids go to high school?

Rushville Consolidated High School.

Parents talk

What Center Township 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.