Schools in Zip Code 46182

ZIP code 46182 is served by two public schools in the Shelby Eastern Schools district: Waldron Elementary School (PK–5, 298 students) and Waldron Junior-Senior High School (6–12, 323 students), together enrolling 621 students in one PK–12 system with no standalone middle school. The district ranks 188th of 374 in Indiana, at the 50th percentile with a 3-star rating, and both schools serve similar student populations by poverty measure, with free/reduced lunch near 43%.

The elementary is the stronger performer in math and science. Its all-grades math proficiency is 50.69% against the district's 39.97%, and science is 57.78% against 42.94%; 4th grade math (62.22%) and science (57.78%) are well above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is just 2.6%, far below the district's 8.1% and the state's 16.7%. Its clear weak spot is English language arts: 28.97% all grades, below the district's 32.54%, with 5th grade ELA at 22% versus the state's 42.2%. The junior-senior high shows nearly the opposite pattern.

At Waldron Junior-Senior High School, the graduation rate is a bright spot at 93.4%, above the district's 90.8% and the state's 89.7%, and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 50%, close to the state's 51.9%. Math and science are major concerns: all-grades math is 27.33% and science 31.25%, SAT Math is 12.5% (state 25.6%), Biology EOC is 20.93%, and 8th grade math is 14.63% (state 34.2%). Chronic absenteeism is 12.8%—better than the state but nearly five times the elementary's rate. Despite spending more per student ($12,321 versus $10,739) and having smaller classes (12.6 versus 17.0 students per teacher), it does not outperform the elementary in math or science. Both schools earned 2 stars in 2025–2026; the elementary slipped from the 67th to 48th percentile over three years, while the junior-senior high fell from 60th to 16th and recovered to 32nd.