Schools in Zip Code 46032

ZIP code 46032 is home to 10 schools — six elementary, two middle, and two high — serving 11,936 students in the Carmel area. It is overwhelmingly served by Carmel Clay Schools, which operates nine of the ten schools and enrolls 11,495 students, about 96.3% of the total; the district ranks 5th of 374 in Indiana with 5 stars. The only other school is Indiana Agriculture and Technology, with 441 students.

Within Carmel Clay, several schools stand out statewide. West Clay Elementary School ranks #1 of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools, with all-grade proficiency of 89.29% in ELA, 91.56% in math, and 85.86% in science — the highest of any elementary here — along with the lowest reported free/reduced-lunch rate at 4.31%. Creekside Middle School ranks #1 of 486 middle schools for the third straight year while spending the least per student ($10,836) and carrying the highest Carmel Clay student/teacher ratio (18.7). Carmel High School ranks #4 of 415 high schools with a 99.1% graduation rate and SAT ERW of 83.1% and math of 63.82%. Other strong elementaries include Clay Center (#7), Towne Meadow (#11), Smoky Row (#15), and College Wood (#19), which has the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 0.6%.

Performance is not uniform. Carmel Elementary School, with the highest reported FRL rate at 23.0%, and Carmel Middle School fall below the district average in ELA, math, and science; Carmel Middle has the highest spending ($12,629) and smallest classes yet lower proficiency than Creekside. Chronic absenteeism is low across most Carmel Clay schools (2.4%–7.4%), with Carmel High highest at 11.5%, still under the state's 16.7%. Indiana Agriculture and Technology is a stark outlier: a 72.9% graduation rate, very low SAT and ILEARN scores, and a reported student/teacher ratio of 220.5.