Best Public Schools in Lapel, IN

Summary:

The city of Lapel, Indiana is home to three public schools serving students from elementary through high school: Lapel Elementary School, Lapel Senior High School, and Lapel Middle School. These schools are part of the Frankton-Lapel Community Schools district.

Lapel Senior High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 20-25% of Indiana high schools and maintaining strong academic and graduation outcomes. Lapel Elementary School also demonstrates consistent academic excellence, outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, Lapel Middle School appears to be the weakest performer, with lower proficiency rates in ILEARN/English Language Arts and ILEARN/Math compared to the other schools.

The data also reveals that all three schools have relatively low percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients, suggesting a relatively affluent student population. Additionally, Lapel Senior High School has the highest spending per student and the lowest student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its strong academic and graduation outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2865 S Sr 13	Lapel	46051	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 534-3101	675	35	19.1	36.0%	630 (93.3%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	69.9	290^th of 1005 public elementary schools	71.1%		66.4	339^th of 1011 public elementary schools	66.5%	49			55.7	40.5	59.3				52.7	63.8	48.3	52.5				55.1	47.2		47.2	35.6		$7,256	$413	$6,843
Lapel Senior High School	Public	9-12	1850 S 900 W	Lapel	46051	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 534-3137	462	34	13.7	31.2%	413 (89.4%)	8 (1.7%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	68.2	92^nd of 429 public high schools	78.6%		72.8	66^th of 432 public high schools	84.7%	26	62.1	35.3																			39.6	$10,913	$237	$10,676
Lapel Middle School	Public	6-8	2883 S Sr 13	Lapel	46051	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 534-3136	335	23	14.7	34.6%	321 (95.8%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	49	245^th of 480 public middle schools	49.0%		43.9	279^th of 491 public middle schools	43.2%	34						41.5	39.3	24.6	35.0				32.1	43.6	24.6	33.5		28.6	28.6			$8,458	$316	$8,142

Cities Near Lapel

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pendleton	5.99 mi	6	139^th
Anderson	6.23 mi	11	388^th
Noblesville	6.38 mi	17	97^th
Fishers	6.71 mi	21	20^th
Fortville	10.8 mi	4	118^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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