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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46037


At a glance
5
Schools
2,946
Students
3
5-star schools
Top rankedFall Creek Elementary School31st of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools
Biggest riser
Fall Creek Elementary School up 17 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Lantern Road Elementary School 13.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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Summary:

There are six elementary schools serving students in zip code 46037, all part of the highly-rated Hamilton Southeastern Schools district. These schools generally demonstrate strong academic performance, with most exceeding Indiana state averages in standardized tests.

Among these schools, Thorpe Creek Elementary and Fall Creek Elementary School stand out for their consistently high statewide rankings and exceptional performance in mathematics. Thorpe Creek Elementary, in particular, achieved a statewide rank of 23rd out of 1016 elementary schools in 2022-2023 and shows the highest math proficiency rates across all grades. Fall Creek Elementary School also ranks highly and excels in 3rd-grade math. Lantern Road Elementary School, while ranking slightly lower statewide, also demonstrates very strong and consistent math proficiency.

A notable observation across all six schools is an identical chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a potential district-wide trend. While math proficiency is generally high across the board, English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency shows more variation, with Fall Creek Elementary School leading in ELA proficiency for all grades in 2024-2025. There appears to be a general correlation between higher spending per student and higher test scores, particularly in math, with schools like Fall Creek Elementary School and Lantern Road Elementary School showing both high spending and strong academic results.

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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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