Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46051

ZIP code 46051 covers Lapel, Indiana, where three public schools serve local families within Frankton-Lapel Community Schools: Lapel Elementary School for PK-5, Lapel Middle School for grades 6-8, and Lapel Senior High School for grades 9-12. Together they enroll 1,472 students, with the elementary the largest at 675, the high school at 462, and the middle school at 335.

All three schools rank at or above the district's 61st percentile standing. Lapel Senior High School ranks highest at the 75th percentile with 4 stars, a 94.9% graduation rate above the state's 89.7%, and SAT EBRW of 62.79% and SAT Math of 35.66%, both above state averages. Lapel Elementary School ranks 73rd percentile with 4 stars and is the strongest ILEARN performer, beating the district in ELA (49.7% vs 39.41%), math (58.33% vs 44.03%), and science (50% vs 37.72%). Lapel Middle School is the biggest improver, rising from the 43rd to the 68th percentile and from 2 to 3 stars, with ELA up from 35.01% to 45.45% and math from 33.53% to 42.42%. Chronic absenteeism is a shared strength: 5.5% at the elementary, 9.9% at the middle, and 11.9% at the high school, all below the district's 12.7% and the state's 16.7%.

Two items are worth watching. At the high school, Biology End-of-Course proficiency dropped from 39.64% to 29.41%, below the district's 35.42%, even as SAT results stay strong. At the middle school, gains are broad but uneven: math and science remain slightly below district averages, and 8th-grade ELA and math plus 6th-grade science trail the state. Notably, spending and class size do not track simply with results — the elementary spends the least per student ($7,256, ratio 19.1) yet posts the strongest scores and lowest absenteeism, while the high school spends the most ($10,913, ratio 13.7).