Summary:
ZIP code 46104 is home to a single public school: Arlington Elementary School, a K–6 school with 106 students in Rush County Schools. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP code, so families here have one local option through grade 6 and students go elsewhere afterward. The school serves a population where 47.17% of students are identified as economically disadvantaged, with a 7:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $15,216.
Arlington Elementary has real strengths. Science is its best subject overall, with 43.75% of all grades proficient versus 32.93% in the district, and 4th grade science at 47.06% is above the state's 43.8%. Sixth grade ELA stands out at 53.33% proficient, well above both the district's 25.98% and the state's 41.3%. Third grade math is also strong at 63.64%, compared with 50.82% in the district and 51.9% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, slightly better than the district's 14.3% and below the state's 16.7% — a meaningful positive for a school with this enrollment profile.
The concerns are significant, however. The school's state rank fell to 579 of 1,015 schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, down from 68th percentile and 3 stars the prior year. All-grade ELA dropped from 50% to 33.9% and math from 48.61% to 35.59%, while science was nearly flat. Fifth grade is the weakest area, with ELA at 25% and math at 18.75%, both below district and state averages, and 3rd grade ELA is very low at 18.18%. With only about 11–17 students per grade, single-year grade-level swings should be read with caution, but the overall ELA and math decline is a real trend worth watching.
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