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Schools in Petroleum

Petroleum’s public schools

Southern Wells Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petroleum. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 15% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
880 students on the public path
In brief

Petroleum’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Petroleum’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School places highest (better than 63%); Southern Wells Elementary School lowest (57%). 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 Petroleum, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Southern Wells Elementary Schoolin PonetoB
7–12Southern Wells Jr-Sr High Schoolin PonetoB

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

Southern Wells Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 880 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,699IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 41.3% · 450 students tested
Math43%
State average 37.5% · 450 students tested

Petroleum vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Petroleum—Southern Wells

Every school in Petroleum

2 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 Petroleumin other towns
Southern Wells Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Poneto
B
496 students18:1Rate it →
Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Poneto
B
384 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Petroleum’s schools

Are Petroleum’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Petroleum. Southern Wells Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petroleum. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Petroleum in?

Southern Wells Community Schools.

Where do Petroleum kids go to high school?

Southern Wells Jr-Sr High 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.