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Schools in Ripley Township

Ripley Township’s public schools

South Montgomery Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ripley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 5% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,684 students on the public path
In brief

Ripley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Ripley Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Ladoga Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Southmont Jr High School lowest (60%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Ripley Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Southmont 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 Ripley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–8Southmont Jr High Schoolin CrawfordsvilleB
9–12Southmont Sr High Schoolin CrawfordsvilleB+

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

South Montgomery Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,684 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,059IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 41.3% · 852 students tested
Math53%
State average 37.5% · 851 students tested

Ripley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ripley Township—South Montgomery Community School Corporation
UnionANorth Montgomery Community School Corporation PK–12 · South Montgomery Community School Corporation PK–12
BrownASouth Montgomery Community School Corporation
Jackson—Southeast Fountain School Corporation
WayneA−North Montgomery Community School Corporation

2 of the 4 neighbors share South Montgomery Community School Corporation with Ripley Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ripley Township

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 Ripley Townshipin other towns
New Market Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Market
A
468 students15:1Rate it →
Ladoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ladoga
A
182 students21:1Rate it →
Walnut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Ross
A−
166 students13:1Rate it →
Southmont Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crawfordsville
B
392 students14:1Rate it →
Southmont Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crawfordsville
B+
476 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ripley Township’s schools

Are Ripley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ripley Township. South Montgomery Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ripley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Ripley Township in?

South Montgomery Community School Corporation.

Where do Ripley Township kids go to high school?

Southmont Sr High School.

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What Ripley 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.