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Schools in Smith Township

Smith Township’s public schools

White River Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smith 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 5% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
704 students on the public path
In brief

Smith Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Smith Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. White River Valley Elementary Sch places highest (better than 65%); White River Valley Middle School lowest (31%). 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 Smith Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5White River Valley Elementary Schin WorthingtonB+
6–8White River Valley Middle Schoolin LyonsC
9–12White River Valley High Schoolin Switz CityC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the White River Valley School District.

The district

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

White River Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 704 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,979IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 41.3% · 377 students tested
Math38%
State average 37.5% · 376 students tested

Smith Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smith Township—White River Valley
LewisC+Shakamak Schools Metropolitan
JeffersonB−White River Valley
WrightC+Shakamak Schools Metropolitan

Every school in Smith 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).

Also serving Smith Townshipin other towns
White River Valley Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Worthington
B+
345 students16:1Rate it →
White River Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lyons
C
151 students12:1Rate it →
White River Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Switz City
C+
208 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Smith Township’s schools

Are Smith Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smith Township. White River Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smith 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 Smith Township in?

White River Valley School District.

Where do Smith Township kids go to high school?

White River Valley 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.