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Schools in Kent

Kent’s public schools

Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kent. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 15% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
1,263 students on the public path
In brief

Kent’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Kent’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Southwestern Elementary School places highest (better than 45%); Southwestern Middle School lowest (18%). 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 Kent, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Southwestern Elementary Schoolin HanoverB−
6–8Southwestern Middle Schoolin HanoverC−
9–12Southwestern High Schoolin HanoverC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools.

The district

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

Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,263 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,637IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 41.3% · 671 students tested
Math29%
State average 37.5% · 671 students tested

Kent vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Kent—Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools

Every school in Kent

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 Kentin other towns
Southwestern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanover
B−
633 students19:1Rate it →
Southwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hanover
C−
280 students13:1Rate it →
Southwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanover
C
350 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Kent’s schools

Are Kent’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kent. Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kent. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Kent in?

Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools.

Where do Kent kids go to high school?

Southwestern High School.

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What Kent 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.