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Schools in Howard Township

Howard Township’s public schools

North Central Parke Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 9% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,180 students on the public path
In brief

Howard Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Howard Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Turkey Run Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Parke Heritage Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Howard Township, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Parke Heritage 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 Howard Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–8Parke Heritage Middle Schoolin MarshallC−
9–12Parke Heritage High Schoolin RockvilleC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Central Parke 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.

North Central Parke Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,180 students · 9.7 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,905IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 41.3% · 579 students tested
Math37%
State average 37.5% · 579 students tested

Howard Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howard Township—North Central Parke Community School Corporation
Sugar Creek—North Central Parke Community School Corporation
WashingtonB−North Central Parke Community School Corporation
Jackson—Southeast Fountain School Corporation
Penn—North Central Parke Community School Corporation
BrownASouth Montgomery Community School Corporation

3 of the 5 neighbors share North Central Parke Community School Corporation with Howard Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Howard Township

6 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 Howard Townshipin other towns
Rockville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockville
C+
348 students10:1Rate it →
Turkey Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marshall
A−
248 students11:1Rate it →
Parke Heritage Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marshall
C−
249 students12:1Rate it →
Parke Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville
C+
335 students8:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Secluded Acres School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Waveland
Private · Religious
22 students11:1Rate it →
Secluded Acers School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Waveland
Private · Religious
22 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Howard Township’s schools

Are Howard Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howard Township. North Central Parke Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Howard Township in?

North Central Parke Community School Corporation.

Where do Howard Township kids go to high school?

Parke Heritage High School.

Are there private schools in Howard Township?

Yes: Secluded Acres School (grades 1–8, 22 students) and Secluded Acers School (grades 1–8, 22 students).

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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.