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Schools in Evansville · Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Evansville’s public schools score below 62% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Evansville, 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.

#466of 592 Indiana townsK–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
40%
▼ 1 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 2 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 2% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
21,266 students on the public path
In brief

Evansville’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 690 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Evansville’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,945 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

24 elementary schools, then 13 middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 15% 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 Evansville’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Indiana school districts, #466 of 592 Indiana towns. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (690)Better than 21%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,259 test results and a graduating class of 1,668 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Evansville’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,245 in math, 11,273 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

24 schools teach K in Evansville’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
McCutchanville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
919 students18:1Rate it →
Benjamin Bosse High School
Grades PK–12
C
868 students14:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
814 students17:1Rate it →
Hebron Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
726 students17:1Rate it →
Stockwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
545 students16:1Rate it →
Caze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
510 students14:1Rate it →
Lodge Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
510 students12:1Rate it →
West Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
504 students16:1Rate it →
Cedar Hall Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
496 students11:1Rate it →
Vogel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
C+
484 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
A
476 students17:1Rate it →
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
475 students14:1Rate it →
Evans School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
473 students13:1Rate it →
Cynthia Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
451 students16:1Rate it →
Fairlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
450 students13:1Rate it →
Tekoppel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
440 students13:1Rate it →
Glenwood Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
436 students11:1Rate it →
Dexter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
384 students13:1Rate it →
Delaware Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
D
379 students12:1Rate it →
Harper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
344 students12:1Rate it →
Academy for Innovative Studies
Grades K–12
D−
318 students7:1Rate it →
Stringtown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
313 students12:1Rate it →
Daniel Wertz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
282 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
280 students9:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B+
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A

Evansville’s public schools are run by Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, which also serves Armstrong, Center, Darmstadt and German and others. 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.

Evansville-Vanderburgh School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 38 schools · 21,589 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,945IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 41.3% · 11273 students tested
Math36%
State average 37.5% · 11245 students tested

Evansville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EvansvilleC+Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
PigeonC+Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
KnightC+Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
CenterC+Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
OhioAWarrick County School Corporation

3 of the 4 neighbors share Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation with Evansville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Evansville

36 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 Evansvillein other towns
McCutchanville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
919 students18:1Rate it →
Benjamin Bosse High School
Grades PK–12
C
868 students14:1Rate it →
Hebron Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
726 students17:1Rate it →
Caze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
510 students14:1Rate it →
Cedar Hall Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
496 students11:1Rate it →
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
475 students14:1Rate it →
Evans School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
473 students13:1Rate it →
Fairlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
450 students13:1Rate it →
Dexter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
384 students13:1Rate it →
Daniel Wertz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
282 students12:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
814 students17:1Rate it →
Stockwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
545 students16:1Rate it →
Lodge Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
510 students12:1Rate it →
West Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
504 students16:1Rate it →
Vogel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
C+
484 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
A
476 students17:1Rate it →
Cynthia Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
451 students16:1Rate it →
Tekoppel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
440 students13:1Rate it →
Glenwood Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
436 students11:1Rate it →
Delaware Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
D
379 students12:1Rate it →
Harper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
344 students12:1Rate it →
Academy for Innovative Studies
Grades K–12
D−
318 students7:1Rate it →
Stringtown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
313 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
280 students9:1Rate it →
Thompkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
622 students16:1Rate it →
Plaza Park International Prep Acad
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
610 students13:1Rate it →
Helfrich Park STEM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
509 students16:1Rate it →
Perry Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
471 students15:1Rate it →
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
331 students12:1Rate it →
McGary Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
295 students10:1Rate it →
North Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
925 students18:1Rate it →
North High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,650 students18:1Rate it →
William Henry Harrison High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,332 students16:1Rate it →
Francis Joseph Reitz High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,293 students18:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,087 students14:1Rate it →
New Tech Institute
High · Grades 9–12
A−
264 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Evansville’s schools

Are Evansville’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Evansville children attend score below 62% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #466 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Evansville in?

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 21,589 students in 38 schools (2024–25).

Where do Evansville kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: North High School, William Henry Harrison High School, Francis Joseph Reitz High School, Central High School, Benjamin Bosse High School, Academy for Innovative Studies and New Tech Institute.

What is Evansville’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Evansville spend per student?

$13,945 in Evansville-Vanderburgh 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.