Schools in Waynesville · Bartholomew County School Corporation
Waynesville’s public schools beat 51% of Indiana districts
The public schools Waynesville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
47%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 2 pts vs IN 43%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 2 pts vs IN 36%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 4 pts vs IN 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 2% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Waynesville compares
B Test scoresD Graduation
Indiana school districts we grade (390)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (505)Better than 47%
High confidence. Built on 5,796 tested students and a graduating class of 836; 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 Waynesville.
11 schools teach Pre-K in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach K in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 1st grade in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 2nd grade in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 3rd grade in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 4th grade in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 5th grade in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 6th grade in Waynesville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Southside Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School, Clifty Creek Elementary School and Lillian Schmitt Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–611 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Bartholomew County School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 11,657 students
$13,354IN $13,688
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Above the state in reading
Reading45%
State average 42.6%
Math38%
State average 35.8%
Every school in Waynesville
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Waynesville · in other towns
Southside Elementary School
A891 students18:1Rate it →
Parkside Elementary School
B+733 students16:1Rate it →
Clifty Creek Elementary School
C−705 students15:1Rate it →
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
C−704 students18:1Rate it →
W D Richards Elementary School
B610 students20:1Rate it →
Taylorsville Elementary School
C−580 students16:1Rate it →
L F Smith Elementary
C+420 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Healthy Elementary School
C+365 students17:1Rate it →
CSA Lincoln Campus
A357 students20:1Rate it →
CSA Fodrea Campus
C+351 students18:1Rate it →
Rockcreek Elementary School
B+351 students18:1Rate it →
Northside Middle School
B−908 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Waynesville
There’s no college in Waynesville, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Franklin College in Franklin, 26.6 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Waynesville. 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.