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Schools in Penn Township

Penn 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 Penn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
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
832 students on the public path
In brief

Penn Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Penn Township’s 3 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 ↓

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 Penn Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Turkey Run Elementary SchoolNorth Central Parke Community School CorporationA−
6–8Parke Heritage Middle SchoolNorth Central Parke Community School CorporationC−
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

Penn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Penn Township—North Central Parke Community School Corporation
ReserveC+Southwest Parke Community School Corporation
WashingtonB−North Central Parke Community School Corporation
AdamsB−North Central Parke Community School Corporation
Sugar Creek—North Central Parke Community School Corporation
Howard—North Central Parke Community School Corporation
Liberty—North Central Parke Community School Corporation

5 of the 6 neighbors share North Central Parke Community School Corporation with Penn Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Penn Township

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).

District schools in Penn Townshipby address
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 →
Also serving Penn Townshipin other towns
Parke Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville
C+
335 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Penn Township’s schools

Are Penn Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Penn Township. North Central Parke Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Penn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Penn Township in?

North Central Parke Community School Corporation.

Where do Penn Township kids go to high school?

Parke Heritage High School.

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What Penn Township 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.