Summary:
ZIP code 46124 contains just one elementary school — East Side Elementary School, a PK–5 campus at 810 E Main Cross St in Edinburgh with 382 students — so it is the only public elementary option for families in this area, and it belongs to Edinburgh Community School Corp, a district ranked 252 of 374 statewide (33rd percentile, 2 stars).
On tests, the school's clearest relative strength is Science, where all-grade proficiency beat the district in both reported years (37.21% vs. 29.91% in 2025–2026, and 38.60% vs. 32.50% in 2024–2025). All-grade Math also edged above the district both years and improved from 28.14% to 31.74%. ELA is the weak spot: it slipped from 28.31% to 24.55%, moving the school from above its district to below it. In 2025–2026 grade-level results, every reported subject trailed the state, with the widest gaps in 4th grade ELA (18.60% vs. 42.2%), 5th grade ELA (20.34% vs. 42.2%), 5th grade Math (20.34% vs. 42.0%), and 5th grade Social Studies (32.20% vs. 47.2%, though up from 23.81%). The smallest gap was 4th grade Science (37.21% vs. 43.8%).
Statewide, East Side has held a 1-star rating in each of the last three reported years, moving from the 20th to the 27th percentile and remaining in the bottom third of Indiana schools. Chronic absenteeism stands at 29.8%, above both the district (25.2%) and the state (16.7%). About 61.52% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $9,618, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.1.
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