Summary:
ZIP code 46016 contains exactly one listed school — Anderson Preparatory Academy — an alternative school serving grades K–12 with 777 students, and it is also its own district, Anderson Preparatory Academy, in a ZIP code that lists no traditional elementary, middle, or high schools.
Because it is the only school in the area, there is no other local school to compare it with, but state comparisons are useful. The school posted a 92.6% graduation rate in 2024–2025, above Indiana's 89.7%. At the same time, chronic absenteeism was 27.7%, well above the state rate of 16.7% — more than one in four students was chronically absent. About 65.38% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, indicating a majority economically disadvantaged population. The student-teacher ratio was 12.1, and per-student spending was $11,474 in 2023–2024. Because the school is its own district, district figures mirror school figures exactly.
Test proficiency is the area of greatest concern. In 2025–2026, all-grade ILEARN proficiency was 8.81% in English Language Arts, 10.65% in Math, and 21.25% in Science. Grade-level gaps to the state are large across the board; 8th grade was especially low at 1.32% proficient in ELA and 1.33% in Math. SAT results for 11th graders showed 30.88% proficient in Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 5.88% in Math, compared with state rates of 51.9% and 25.6%. There were bright spots year over year: all-grade Math rose from 5.52% to 10.65%, Science from 11.9% to 21.25%, and 5th grade Social Studies from 2% to 16.22%, while ELA slipped from 10.65% to 8.81%. Families should weigh the strong graduation rate against significant attendance and academic challenges.
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