Schools in Boone · South Harrison Community Schools
Boone’s public schools beat 77% of Indiana districts
The public schools Boone’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 7 pts vs IN 43%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 6 pts vs IN 36%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs IN 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 1% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Boone compares
A− Test scoresB Graduation
Indiana school districts we grade (390)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (728)Better than 84%
Towns in Harrison County (12)Better than 33%
High confidence. Built on 1,628 tested students and a graduating class of 244; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Indiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Indiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Boone.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Elementary School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
4 schools teach K in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Elementary School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Elementary School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Elementary School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Elementary School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Intermediate School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Intermediate School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Boone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corydon Intermediate School, South Central Elementary, Heth-Washington Elementary School and New Middletown Elementary School.
The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address
122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading50%
State average 42.6%
Math42%
State average 35.8%
Boone vs. its neighbors
Boone’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Indiana districts.
Every school in Boone
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Boone · in other towns
Corydon Elementary School
B644 students16:1Rate it →
South Central Elementary
B344 students17:1Rate it →
Heth-Washington Elementary School
B−162 students16:1Rate it →
New Middletown Elementary School
C+120 students12:1Rate it →
Corydon Central Jr High School
B+358 students15:1Rate it →
South Central Jr & Sr High School
B−260 students13:1Rate it →
Corydon Central High School
A−748 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Boone
There’s no college in Boone, but 12 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Louisville in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government, 20.9 miles away.
University of LouisvilleUniversity or college · Public · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
20.9 mi17,919 students
Simmons College of KentuckyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
21.7 mi349 students
Spalding UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
22.1 mi1,204 students
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
22.5 mi8,736 students
Bellarmine UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
23.5 mi2,746 students
Sullivan UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
24.9 mi1,365 students
Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
25 mi94 students
Indiana University-SoutheastUniversity or college · Public · New Albany
25.3 mi2,655 students
The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government
25.4 mi3,294 students
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Elizabethtown
25.9 mi3,902 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Boone. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 2 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.