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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46156

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School

165

Students

Top rankedMilroy Elementary School509^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 46156 is home to one elementary school, Milroy Elementary School, which serves students from Kindergarten through 6th grade. This school is part of the Rush County Schools district.

Milroy Elementary School shows a mixed academic performance profile. The school excels in 6th-grade English Language Arts and Science for the 2024-2025 academic year, with proficiency rates significantly higher than both the district and state averages. 6th-grade Math proficiency also surpasses district and state averages. However, the school faces challenges in 4th-grade English Language Arts and Science, where proficiency rates are considerably lower than district and state averages. There has also been a notable year-over-year decline in 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency. Additionally, 5th-grade Social Studies performance in the 2023-2024 academic year was also below district and state averages.

Further insights into Milroy Elementary School reveal a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is a potential area for focus. The school serves a student population where 61.59% qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a significant number of students may face socioeconomic challenges. The school's spending per student is $13,902, and it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7, suggesting smaller class sizes. Statewide, the school's ranking has fluctuated, generally placing it in the middle tier of Indiana elementary schools.

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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 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th 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 All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	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
Milroy Elementary School	Public	K-6	215 N Pleasant St	Milroy	46156	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 629-2323	165	18	9.3	57.6%	157 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	50.4	509^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.4%		58.5	429^th of 1011 public elementary schools	57.6%	80	36.4	16.7	31.6	73.7	39.7	54.6	27.8	36.8	61.1	45.5	22.2	72.2	47.2	21.1	$13,902	$1,749	$12,153

Cities Near Zip Code 46156

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milroy	0.33 mi	1	263^rd
Greensburg	8.13 mi	8	173^rd
Rushville	8.28 mi	3	299^th
Waldron	10.89 mi	2	288^th
Arlington	11.39 mi	1	136^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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