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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46033

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At a glance

Schools

4,650

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedClay Middle School5^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Smallest classes

Mohawk Trails Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 46033 covers six schools in Carmel, Indiana — five elementary schools and one middle school — all part of the Carmel Clay Schools district, with 4,650 students split between 3,235 elementary and 1,415 middle school students. The district ranks 5th of 374 Indiana districts, placing it in the 99th percentile with 5 stars, and every school here earns 4 or 5 stars. All reported grade-level scores beat the corresponding state averages, so even the lowest-ranked school in this ZIP code sits in the top 15% of Indiana elementary schools.

Prairie Trace Elementary School is the academic standout, ranked 14th of 1,015 elementary schools with 5 stars. It posts the ZIP code's highest all-grade ELA (73.98%), math (82.91%) and science (70.29%) scores, the highest 5th-grade social studies score (88.89%), the lowest chronic absenteeism (1.9%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (11.05%). Clay Middle School ranks 5th of 486 Indiana middle schools with 5 stars, the largest enrollment here at 1,415 students, and strong 8th-grade ELA (73.61%) and math (70.95%). Cherry Tree Elementary School is ranked 37th with 5 stars, led by math at 73.54%.

Among the remaining elementaries, Mohawk Trails Elementary School (116th, 4 stars) has the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.1), the highest spending ($12,839) and the second-lowest absenteeism (2.9%), but mid-pack scores. Forest Dale Elementary School (135th) has the highest absenteeism (6.8%) and lowest ELA (56.19%), while Woodbrook Elementary School (155th) has the lowest math (59.05%). Science is the most consistent subject (65.14%–70.29%) and math the most varied, and higher spending does not track with higher scores in this small sample.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 E 126th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-7251	1,415	81	17.4	14.3%	1,012 (71.5%)	69 (4.9%)	129 (9.1%)	139 (9.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.4%)	97.1	5^th of 486 public middle schools	99.0%		97.1	7^th of 480 public middle schools	98.5%	2				69.6	65.1	73.6	69.5				68.5	67.1	71.0	68.9		68.5	68.5		$11,085	$239	$10,846
Mohawk Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4242 E 126th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-1158	543	41	13.1	18.6%	398 (73.3%)	14 (2.6%)	81 (14.9%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	86.6	116^th of 1015 public elementary schools	88.6%		90.2	79^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.1%	37	62.8	63.3	58.5				61.4	68.6	65.0	57.5				63.5	69.6		69.6	69.2	$12,839	$719	$12,121
Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 E 116th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-4225	628	45	13.9	12.6%	481 (76.6%)	34 (5.4%)	40 (6.4%)	48 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	82.5	155^th of 1015 public elementary schools	84.7%		92	57^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.3%	98	54.8	61.5	56.6				57.8	60.2	72.5	45.1				59.1	65.1		65.1	74.3	$12,669	$389	$12,280
Prairie Trace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14200 N River Rd	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 571-7925	715	48	14.9	11.0%	434 (60.7%)	33 (4.6%)	45 (6.3%)	174 (24.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	96.7	14^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.7	9^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.1%	5	75.8	69.6	77.0				74.0	85.2	83.3	80.2				82.9	70.3		70.3	88.9	$10,992	$162	$10,830
Forest Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10721 Lakeshore Dr W	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-4948	638	48	13.3	18.0%	478 (74.9%)	38 (6.0%)	57 (8.9%)	38 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.9%)	85.2	135^th of 1015 public elementary schools	86.7%		91.7	61^st of 1005 public elementary schools	93.9%	74	45.4	60.8	63.8				56.2	63.9	74.2	63.8				67.2	67.0		67.0	77.7	$12,402	$496	$11,906
Cherry Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13989 Hazel Dell Parkway	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-3086	711	45	15.6	12.9%	582 (81.9%)	19 (2.7%)	64 (9.0%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	93	37^th of 1015 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.7	29^th of 1005 public elementary schools	97.1%	8	67.9	68.4	64.6				66.9	78.6	75.2	67.7				73.5	70.1		70.1	76.2	$11,794	$236	$11,557

Cities Near Zip Code 46033

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carmel	0.25 mi	18	55^th
Fishers	2.22 mi	21	20^th
Noblesville	2.57 mi	17	97^th
Westfield	3.1 mi	11	18^th
Indianapolis	4.87 mi	267	371^st

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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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