Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46172

ZIP code 46172 covers Roachdale, Indiana, where families are served by three public schools in the North Putnam Community Schools district, spanning grades PK–12 with 914 students in total: North Putnam Senior High School (grades 9–12, 397 students), North Putnam Middle School (grades 6–8, 299 students), and Roachdale Elementary School (grades PK–5, 218 students). The district itself ranks 89th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 76th percentile with 4 stars.

North Putnam Senior High School is the clear standout, ranking 47th of 415 high schools — the 89th percentile with 4 stars, up from the 74th percentile the year before. Its graduation rate is 98.9% versus Indiana's 89.7%, SAT Math proficiency is 38.82% against the state's 25.6%, SAT ERW is 54.12% versus 51.9%, and chronic absenteeism of 14.8% is better than the state's 16.7%. North Putnam Middle School has the best attendance of the three, with chronic absenteeism at just 9.7% (district 14.6%, state 16.7%), and 8th grade math at 43.62% versus the state's 34.2%. Even so, its all-grade ELA, Math, and Science results trail the district, and its percentile slipped from 66 to 59.

Roachdale Elementary School is a school of contrasts: all-grade ELA (45.71%), Math (46.67%), and Science (51.22%) beat district averages, and 3rd grade ELA (57.58%) and Math (60.61%) are well above state. But 4th grade ELA and Math fall well below state, and its 18.9% chronic absenteeism is the highest of the three schools. Free/reduced lunch varies dramatically — 8.56% at the high school, 43.48% at the middle school, 52.29% at the elementary. Notably, the high school has the lowest per-student spending ($11,122) and largest classes (14.1 ratio) yet the strongest outcomes, while the elementary has the smallest classes (11.7), showing resources alone don't explain performance.