Summary:
ZIP code 46044 covers Frankton, Indiana, where two public schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Frankton Elementary School (PK–6, 803 students) and Frankton Junior-Senior High School (grades 7–12, 757 students). Both belong to Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, a district ranked 144th of 374 in Indiana (61st percentile, 3 stars). Together they enroll 1,560 students.
The two schools differ in notable ways. Frankton Junior-Senior High School posts a 95.2% graduation rate, above the district's 95.1% and well above the state's 89.7%. Its chronic absenteeism, however, is 20.3%, higher than both the district (12.7%) and state (16.7%) rates, while Frankton Elementary School has a lower 13.4%, better than the state average. The high school also spends more per student ($9,643 versus $8,383) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (17.5 versus 19.4). Free/reduced lunch participation is high at both, at 56.16% for the elementary school and 49.14% for the high school.
Academically, both schools show mixed results. The high school was rated 4 stars in 2024–2025 (75th percentile) but fell to 2 stars in 2025–2026 (47th percentile), and its SAT Math proficiency dropped to 13.71% from 26.47%. The elementary school has held steady at 2 stars and roughly the 39th–40th percentile for three years; its math proficiency (43.29%) outpaces ELA (29.18%), and 4th grade math (55.17%) exceeds the state's 52.0%. 5th grade ELA (23.85%) and 6th grade science (26.21%) are among the weaker spots. Overall, both schools trail district averages in most core subjects, and the most recent data show challenges in math and at the high school level.
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