Van Bibber Lake’s public schools beat 74% of Indiana districts
The public schools Van Bibber Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Van Bibber Lake’s schools are like
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 48%, 5 points above the state. Math is 47%, 11 points above the state. Test scores ↓
Average results for less money
Van Bibber Lake spends 14% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to North Putnam Middle School and North Putnam Sr High School. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Van Bibber Lake compares
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 Van Bibber Lake.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Van Bibber Lake
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Van Bibber Lake families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Van Bibber Lake
There’s no college in Van Bibber Lake, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is DePauw University in Greencastle, 7.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Van Bibber Lake. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
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.