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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46060


At a glance
5
Schools
3,039
Students
2
Districts
1
5-star school
Top rankedDeer Creek Elementary86th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Deer Creek Elementary up 18 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
North Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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Summary:

Zip code 46060 contains five elementary schools—Promise Road Elementary, Deer Creek Elementary, White River Elementary School, Stony Creek Elementary School, and North Elementary School—serving 3,039 students in grades PK–5, except Deer Creek, which serves PK–4. Four schools belong to Noblesville Schools (about 80% of the enrollment) and one to Hamilton Southeastern Schools; both districts rank among Indiana’s best.

Deer Creek Elementary stands apart, ranking 86th of 1,015 schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars) with the zip’s highest ELA (64.52%), Math (68.95%) and Science (66.92%) proficiency, the lowest chronic absenteeism (5.1%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (25.29%). Among the Noblesville schools, North Elementary School (75th percentile, 4 stars) and Stony Creek Elementary School (71st percentile, 4 stars) are the strongest overall. Stony Creek is a science standout (63.33% all-grade Science, above its district), while North is balanced in Math (58.46%) and Science (62.07%). Promise Road Elementary (64th percentile, 3 stars) is the largest school at 810 students and leads 5th-grade Social Studies at 67.88%, but its ELA (44.65%), Math (51.86%) and Science (39.6%) trail the district. White River Elementary School (69th percentile, 3 stars) has the highest need indicators—44.3% free/reduced lunch and 10.8% chronic absenteeism—yet the zip’s top 3rd-grade Math score at 70.33%.

A few patterns matter for families. ELA is the soft spot across the Noblesville schools, with all four below the district’s 59.61% average. Chronic absenteeism is below Indiana’s 16.7% at every school, ranging from 5.1% at Deer Creek to 10.8% at White River. Spending and class size don’t line up neatly with results: North spends the most ($14,936) and has the smallest classes (13.1 students per teacher), Deer Creek spends less but ranks higher, and Promise Road spends the least ($9,925) while ranking lowest. Rank trends are mixed—Deer Creek has improved, North and Stony Creek slipped in the latest year, and Promise Road has declined.

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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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