Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46163

Summary:

The 46163 zip code area is home to a high-performing school district, the Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation, which operates 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with multiple 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

The standout schools in this area are New Palestine Elementary School, which ranks 61st out of 1,016 elementary schools in Indiana, and New Palestine Junior High School, which ranks 37th out of 489 middle schools in the state. Both schools have exceptional proficiency rates in ILEARN assessments, with New Palestine Elementary School achieving 63.64% and 73.74% proficiency in English Language Arts and Math, respectively.

While the high school, New Palestine High School, also performs well with an 88.4% four-year graduation rate, the district's elementary and middle schools appear to be the real standouts, consistently earning top rankings and proficiency scores. The district's overall strong performance is reflected in its 5-star rating and ranking of 30th out of 380 school districts in Indiana.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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	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	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
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2337 S 600 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-6747	577	33	17.4	27.6%	510 (88.4%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	68.5	303^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.4	294^th of 1011 public elementary schools	70.9%	9			59.0	47.9					53.6	65.6	51.3					58.6	37.6		37.6			$10,453	$632	$9,821
New Palestine Junior High School	Public	7-8	2279 S 600 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4487	606	38	16.1	25.4%	540 (89.1%)	14 (2.3%)	26 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	77.3	98^th of 480 public middle schools	79.6%		91.5	35^th of 491 public middle schools	92.9%	63							42.7	49.0	45.7					46.5	44.8	45.7					97.1	$10,862	$462	$10,399
New Palestine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4801 S 500 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-5287	579	33	17.5	22.3%	519 (89.6%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	88.6	99^th of 1005 public elementary schools	90.1%		85.1	127^th of 1011 public elementary schools	87.4%	28			67.0	60.6					63.6	80.9	67.3					73.7	57.7		57.7			$11,154	$226	$10,929
New Palestine High School	Public	9-12	4485 S Victory Dr	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4417	1,254	73	17.2	24.8%	1,107 (88.3%)	27 (2.2%)	60 (4.8%)	22 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.9%)	79.3	47^th of 429 public high schools	89.0%		83.8	38^th of 432 public high schools	91.2%	9	68.3	32.4																			56.8	$11,233	$504	$10,728
New Palestine Intermediate School	Public	5-6	5613 W 200 South	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4463	605	30	20.1	29.1%	538 (88.9%)	15 (2.5%)	27 (4.5%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)								(n/a)					48.1	52.0			49.9			53.5	56.9			55.1		54.4	54.4	48.1		$9,268	$512	$8,756

Cities Near Zip Code 46163

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Palestine	1.15 mi	5	58^th
Indianapolis	3.69 mi	266	371^st
Greenfield	6.16 mi	9	149^th
Fairland	8.64 mi	3	74^th
Beech Grove	9.05 mi	5	362^nd

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46163

New Palestine Elementary School

New Palestine High School

New Palestine Junior High School

Sugar Creek Elementary School

New Palestine Intermediate School

Cities Near Zip Code 46163