Schools in Zip Code 46173

ZIP code 46173 covers Rushville, Indiana, where three public schools serve roughly 1,601 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, all within the Rush County Schools district: Rushville Elementary School (K–6, 682 students), Benjamin Rush Middle School (7–8, 300 students), and Rushville Consolidated High School (9–12, 619 students).

All three schools report the same district rating — 214 of 374, 43rd percentile, 2 stars — but that district-level number hides real differences between the schools. Benjamin Rush Middle School looks strongest: 3 stars, 53rd percentile, the lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.0%, the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.3, the highest per-student spending at $15,403, and 34.86% ELA proficiency, above the district. Rushville Consolidated High School also carries 3 stars and an excellent 99.4% graduation rate, well above the state's 89.7%, but its chronic absenteeism is 20.4% — higher than both district and state — and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing fell from 56.15% to 46.2%. Rushville Elementary School is a 1-star school at the 25th percentile, with all-grade proficiency below the district in ELA (25.58%), Math (29.36%), and Science (29.14%); 5th grade ELA and Math edged above district levels, a bright spot in an otherwise challenging picture.

The elementary school also has the highest free/reduced lunch share (66.13%), the largest student-teacher ratio (16.4), and the lowest per-student spending ($10,664), while the high school combines high spending with high absenteeism — so resources alone don't explain results. Year over year, elementary improved in ELA and Math but slipped in Science, middle school improved in ELA but declined in Math, and the high school's SAT reading score dropped sharply.