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Schools in Paxton

Paxton’s public schools

Southwest School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paxton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,776 students on the public path
In brief

Paxton’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Paxton’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Carlisle Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Carlisle Middle School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Paxton, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Sullivan 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 Paxton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–12Sullivan High Schoolin SullivanB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southwest 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.

Southwest School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,776 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,934IN $13,688 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 41.3% · 879 students tested
Math42%
State average 37.5% · 881 students tested

Paxton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paxton—Southwest School Corporation

Every school in Paxton

5 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 Paxtonin other towns
Sullivan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sullivan
B−
627 students15:1Rate it →
Carlisle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carlisle
B
188 students11:1Rate it →
Sullivan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sullivan
B−
353 students17:1Rate it →
Carlisle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carlisle
C
80 students11:1Rate it →
Sullivan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sullivan
B−
528 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Paxton’s schools

Are Paxton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paxton. Southwest School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paxton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Paxton in?

Southwest School Corporation.

Where do Paxton kids go to high school?

Sullivan High School.

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What Paxton 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.