Summary:
Zip code 46068 covers Sharpsville, Indiana, a small single-district community served by just two public schools — one PreK–5 elementary and one combined 6–12 middle-high — both in the Tri-Central Community Schools district and both at the same address, 2115 W 500 N. The area counts 1 elementary, 0 middle, and 1 high school, because the middle grades are embedded in Tri Central Middle-High School (389 students) rather than housed separately. Tri Central Elementary enrolls 397 students, for roughly 786 students total. The district ranks 196 of 374 statewide, at the 48th percentile with 2 stars.
Tri Central Elementary is the improving bright spot. Its rank rose to 57th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, after 44th percentile with 2 stars and 53rd percentile with 3 stars in the two prior years. It beats the district in all-grade ELA (52.13 vs 44.82), math (36.17 vs 29.13), and science (35.48 vs 34.19), and its 5th grade ELA (64.71 vs state 42.2), 5th grade social studies (63.24 vs state 47.2), and 4th grade ELA (51.61 vs state 42.2) are well above state. Math is the weak spot: it trails the state in every tested grade, including 4th grade at 29.03 vs 52. Chronic absenteeism is 15.5%, below the state's 16.7%.
Tri Central Middle-High has real strengths but a downward trend. Its graduation rate is 96.6%, well above the state's 89.7%, 7th grade ELA (52.38 vs 41.7) is above state, and absenteeism is 14.9%. Yet its rank fell from 72nd percentile with 4 stars to 48th percentile with 2 stars, and it is below the district in all-grade ELA (36.69 vs 44.82), math (21.30 vs 29.13), and science (32.73 vs 34.19). The sharpest gaps are 8th grade math (3.92 vs state 34.2), 8th grade ELA (21.57 vs 44), and SAT math (15.91 vs 25.6). It spends $12,892 per student versus $9,996 at the elementary, with a smaller student-teacher ratio, but that has not translated into stronger proficiency. Math is the clearest district-wide improvement target.
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