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Schools in Spring Lake

Spring Lake’s public schools

New Palestine Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spring Lake. 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 13% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
IN 15.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,354 students on the public path
In brief

Spring Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Spring Lake’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Brandywine Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); Sugar Creek Elementary Sch lowest (80%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
7–8New Palestine Jr High Schoolin New PalestineA
9–12New Palestine High Schoolin New PalestineA

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

New Palestine Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,959 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,861IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 41.3% · 1937 students tested
Math55%
State average 37.5% · 1937 students tested

Spring Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spring Lake—New Palestine

Every school in Spring Lake

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 Spring Lakein other towns
New Palestine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New Palestine
A
579 students18:1Rate it →
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New Palestine
A−
577 students17:1Rate it →
Brandywine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Greenfield
A
338 students14:1Rate it →
New Palestine Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · New Palestine
A
606 students16:1Rate it →
New Palestine High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Palestine
A
1,254 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Spring Lake’s schools

Are Spring Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spring Lake. New Palestine Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spring Lake. 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 Spring Lake in?

New Palestine Community Schools.

Where do Spring Lake kids go to high school?

New Palestine High School.

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What Spring Lake 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.