Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46165

Summary:

The 46165 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, North Salem Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 230 students. The school is part of the North West Hendricks Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Salem Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Indiana. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school placed 43rd out of 1,016 Indiana elementary schools and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 64.41% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 76.27% proficient or better in Math for all grades in the 2024-2025 school year. These proficiency rates exceed the district and state averages in most subject areas and grade levels, such as 81.08% of 3rd-grade students being proficient or better in Math, compared to 79.62% for the district and 51.5% for the state.

While the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 21.74% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.8 for the 2023-2024 school year, the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is an area that may require further attention. Overall, North Salem Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution in the 46165 zip code, providing a quality education to its students and outpacing district and state averages in academic achievement.

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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	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
North Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7027 N Sr 75	North Salem	46165	Hendricks County	North West Hendricks Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 994-3000	231	17	13.9	19.0%	215 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	90.4	76^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.4	45^th of 1011 public elementary schools	95.5%	31	67.6	63.6	62.2	64.4	81.1	72.7	75.7	76.3	50.0	50.0	73.0	$12,356	$309	$12,048

Cities Near Zip Code 46165

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Salem	0.65 mi	1	19^th
Lizton	5.75 mi	2	13^th
Jamestown	7.78 mi	1	42^nd
Roachdale	8.24 mi	3	162^nd
Danville	8.46 mi	4	31^st

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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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