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Best Elementary Schools
in Putnam County

This page covers 11 elementary schools in Putnam County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

11
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Sycamore Elementary
Grades PK–04298 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
2
rank
Jere Whitson Elementary
Grades PK–04327 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
3
rank
Northeast Elementary
Grades PK–04435 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
4
rank
Park View Elementary
Grades PK–04439 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
5
rank
Baxter Primary
Grades PK–01328 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
6
rank
Cane Creek Elementary
Grades PK–04437 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
7
rank
Prescott South Elementary
Grades PK–04558 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
17.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
8
rank
Burks Elementary
Grades PK–06522 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
9
rank
Algood Elementary
Grades PK–04521 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
10
rank
Cornerstone Elementary
Grades 02–04358 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
18.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,860
Below nat'l avg
1 more elementary schools in Putnam County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
22
Total Schools
48
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Sycamore Elementary
Score: 48/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.