Summary:
ZIP code 46030 (Arcadia, Indiana) is served by three public schools — Hamilton Heights Elementary School (PK–4), Hamilton Heights Middle School (5–8), and Hamilton Heights High School (9–12) — all part of Hamilton Heights School Corp, which enrolls 2,341 students and ranks 54th of 374 Indiana districts (86th percentile, 4 stars).
The middle and high schools are the academic anchors, each earning 4 stars and ranking in the 80s by percentile in 2025–26. The middle school placed 83rd of 486 (83rd percentile), with 8th grade ELA at 64.49% versus the state's 44.0%. The high school placed 74th of 415 (82nd percentile), with a 95.2% graduation rate against the state's 89.7%, plus strong SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (60.49% vs 51.9%) and Biology (60.19%). The elementary school is the improvement story, climbing from the 52nd to 58th to 64th percentile over three years, though it remains 3 stars while the district holds 4. Its math proficiency (52.62%) beats the district's 46.17%, but its ELA (47.11%) trails the district's 51.88%.
Subject strengths differ by level: elementary leans math, middle is strong in ELA, science, and social studies but weaker in overall math (42.66%), and high school is strong in reading and biology but weak in SAT Math — 24.07%, below the state's 25.6% and down from 30.23%. Chronic absenteeism rises with grade level (8.5% elementary, 11.3% middle, 14.6% high) though all three beat the state's 16.7%. Spending per student is highest at the high school ($11,753, with the lowest student-teacher ratio of 14.7) and lowest at the elementary school ($8,655), whose enrollment is largest. Free/reduced lunch ranges narrowly from 28.31% to 33.07%.
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