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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46148

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At a glance

Schools

1,161

Students

Districts

Top rankedKnightstown Intermediate School221^st of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Knightstown Intermediate School up 73 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 46148 covers Knightstown, Indiana, and includes four schools — one elementary (PK–3), one intermediate (4–8) and two high schools (9–12) — serving about 1,161 students, with three schools operated by C A Beard Memorial School Corp and one by New Castle Community School Corp.

Knightstown Elementary School has the strongest math and the best attendance in the ZIP: chronic absenteeism of 13.6% is below the C A Beard district rate of 17.8% and Indiana's 16.7%, and 3rd-grade math proficiency of 52.44% (2025–26) tops both. Its ELA, though, dropped from 50% in 2024–25 to 36.14% in 2025–26. Knightstown Intermediate School rebounded to 221 of 486 schools (55th percentile, 3 stars) and its science is above state, but 7th-grade math (25%) and 8th-grade math (23.44%) trail state. Knightstown High School graduates 98.5% of students, far above Indiana's 89.7%, yet SAT Math is only 10.96% vs. the state's 25.6%, and its 23.2% chronic absenteeism is the highest here. New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy, a small 84-student school, has the highest student–teacher ratio (29.6) and the lowest graduation (56.7%) and SAT Math (3.57%); its free/reduced-lunch figure is not reported, so it should be read as unknown.

Overall, math weakens as students move through middle and high school, and attendance tracks with performance. Spending does not map neatly to results: the high school spends the most per student ($14,649) and has the lowest student–teacher ratio (12.0) among the three C A Beard schools, while the elementary spends the least ($9,918) and performs best in math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knightstown High School	Public	9-12	8149 W US Hwy 40	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	C A Beard Memorial School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 345-5153	318	26	12.0	34.0%	297 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	30.3	298^th of 415 public high schools	28.2%		45.1	229^th of 429 public high schools	46.6%	69	45.2	11.0																			23.6	$14,649	$367	$14,282
Knightstown Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1 Panther Trl	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	C A Beard Memorial School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 345-5455	387	28	13.9	37.5%	363 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	52.7	221^st of 486 public middle schools	54.5%		41.2	294^th of 480 public middle schools	38.8%	73				37.7	42.7	39.5	39.1	42.2	40.2		46.8	42.7	34.9	25.0	23.4	35.4	44.2	44.2	44.2	45.1		$11,568	$748	$10,819
Knightstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8632 S Sr 109	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	C A Beard Memorial School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 345-2151	372	21	17.8	32.0%	335 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)			36.1						36.1	52.4						52.4						$9,918	$729	$9,189
New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	10892 N - In-140	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 860-0003	84	3	29.6		54 (64.3%)	13 (15.5%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.7%)	11.1	373^rd of 415 public high schools	10.1%		23.3	331^st of 429 public high schools	22.8%	42	21.4	3.6																			23.1	$9,378	$274	$9,104

Cities Near Zip Code 46148

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Knightstown	0.78 mi	4	313^th
Charlottesville	4.85 mi	4	121^st
Mays	6.28 mi	2	381^st
Straughn	9.66 mi	2	348^th
New Castle	10.29 mi	12	325^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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