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Schools in New Point

New Point’s public schools

Decatur County Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Point. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 0% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,764 students on the public path
In brief

New Point’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of New Point’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. North Decatur Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); South Decatur Jr-Sr High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve New Point, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: North Decatur Jr-Sr High School and South Decatur 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Point, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

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

The district

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

Decatur County Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,764 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,682IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 41.3% · 930 students tested
Math43%
State average 37.5% · 929 students tested

New Point vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Point—Decatur County

Every school in New Point

4 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 New Pointin other towns
South Decatur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Greensburg
C+
467 students15:1Rate it →
North Decatur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Greensburg
A
496 students15:1Rate it →
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Greensburg
B−
441 students12:1Rate it →
South Decatur Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Greensburg
C
360 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about New Point’s schools

Are New Point’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Point. Decatur County Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Point. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 New Point in?

Decatur County Community Schools.

Where do New Point kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: North Decatur Jr-Sr High School and South Decatur Jr-Sr High School.

Parents talk

What New Point 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.