Zionsville Community Schools

Zionsville Community Schools is an elite Indiana district serving about 7,971 students across nine schools — six elementary, two middle, and one high school. The district ranks #8 of 374 Indiana districts, at the 98th percentile, with a 5-star rating. The largest school is Zionsville Community High School with 2,338 students; the largest elementary is Zionsville Pleasant View Elementary School with 797, and the smallest is Eagle Elementary School with 359. Student-teacher ratios range from 13.1 to 18.8, per-student spending from $10,600 to $12,822, and free/reduced lunch from 2.87% to 12.29%. Chronic absenteeism averages 5.5% across the district — well below the state's 16.7% — and every school is below the state rate.

The standouts are clear. Pleasant View Elementary ranks #5 of 1,015 elementary schools (it was #1 the prior year) and leads the district in ELA (79.73%), math (87.04%), and science (86.75%). The high school ranks #6 of 415 with a 97.9% graduation rate versus the state's 89.7%, SAT reading/writing at 86.75% versus 51.9%, and SAT math at 64.37% versus 25.6%. Union Elementary School ranks #26 with the district's lowest free/reduced lunch (2.87%) and lowest absenteeism (2.2%). Zionsville Middle School ranks #9 and posts 5th-grade Social Studies proficiency of 88.92%, 41.72 points above the state. Boone Meadow has the highest free/reduced lunch at 12.29%, yet math proficiency is 78.22%, above the district rate.

Variation matters as much as the averages. Trailside Elementary School, Stonegate Elementary, and Eagle are the only 4-star elementaries, but they still rank in roughly the top 13–14% of Indiana elementaries. Math is generally stronger than ELA: five of six elementaries beat the district math rate, while only two beat the ELA rate, and the gap between Pleasant View and Trailside in ELA is 26.9 points. Math declined in 8 of 9 schools year over year, and ELA/ERW in 6 of 9; the high school was the only math gainer. Spending and class size are not simple predictors — Eagle has the highest spending ($12,822) and smallest classes (13.1) but is a 4-star school, while Trailside has the lowest spending ($10,600) yet strong math.