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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46126

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Students

Top rankedTriton Central Middle School133^rd of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 46126, there is one middle school, Triton Central Middle School, serving grades 5-8. This public school is part of the Northwestern Con School Corp district, which is ranked 41st out of 380 districts in Indiana.

Triton Central Middle School has an enrollment of 435 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.1. The school's spending per student is $10,165. In the 2023-2024 school year, the chronic absenteeism rate was 17.8%, and 39.31% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school's performance is mixed. In English Language Arts (ELA), overall proficiency rates for all grades were 46.93% in 2023-2024 and 45.12% in 2024-2025, closely mirroring the district averages. Notably, 7th-grade ELA proficiency saw a significant increase in 2023-2024, exceeding the state average. However, 5th-grade ELA proficiency showed a slight decrease from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025.

In mathematics, Triton Central Middle School demonstrated strong performance in 6th-grade math in the 2023-2024 school year, with 61.11% proficiency, significantly outperforming state and district averages. Conversely, 8th-grade math proficiency was a concern in the same year, with only 20% of students proficient, falling below state and district levels. The school's statewide ranking has been relatively stable, generally placing it within the top third of Indiana middle schools, with a 4-star rating in two of the last three reported years.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Triton Central Middle School	Public	5-8	4740 W 600 N	Fairland	46126	Shelby County	Triton Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 835-3006	426	35	12.3	37.6%	385 (90.4%)	8 (1.9%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	68.5	133^rd of 480 public middle schools	72.3%		71.7	126^th of 491 public middle schools	74.3%	7	48.9	37.2	43.9	49.6	45.1	41.1	44.7	42.1	34.8	40.3	44.7	44.7	46.7	$10,165	$325	$9,840

Cities Near Zip Code 46126

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairland	0.64 mi	3	74^th
Indianapolis	5.44 mi	267	371^st
Franklin	6 mi	9	199^th
New Palestine	7.37 mi	5	58^th
Shelbyville	8.28 mi	11	294^th

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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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