Summary:
Zip code 46181 covers Trafalgar, Indiana, and is home to four public schools serving a combined 2,127 students in one continuous PK–12 path: Indian Creek Elementary School (PK–2), Indian Creek Intermediate School (3–5), Indian Creek Middle School (6–8), and Indian Creek Senior High School (9–12). All four feed into the same district, Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United, which ranks 115 of 374 in Indiana — the 69th percentile — with 3 stars. Enrollment is fairly balanced, from 652 at the high school down to 459 at the PK–2 elementary.
Indian Creek Middle School is the clear academic standout: the only 4-star school here, ranked 141 of 486 (71st percentile), above the district's 69th percentile, with the best student-teacher ratio at 13.1 and math proficiency well above state in every middle grade — 6th grade 53.53% vs. 40.2%, 7th grade 50.96% vs. 35.9%, and 8th grade 43.5% vs. 34.2%. Its chronic absenteeism, 6.3%, is tied for the lowest of the four schools. At the high school, graduation is a major strength at 98.6% versus 89.7% statewide, and absenteeism is 9.2%, far below the state's 16.7%.
The main areas to watch are high school math and science in the tested grades. SAT Math proficiency is 17.39% against a state 25.6%, and Intermediate science slipped to 33.52% while Middle science fell to 34.12%; 6th-grade science is 34.12% vs. the state's 41.2%. Indian Creek Elementary School has no test results listed because it serves PK–2, but it shows the highest free/reduced lunch rate (36.82%) and the lowest per-student spending ($9,622). Attendance remains a district-wide strength, with every school below the state rate.
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