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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46182

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298

Students

Top rankedWaldron Elementary School378^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 46182 is home to one elementary school, Waldron Elementary School, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade. This school is part of the Shelby Eastern Schools district.

Waldron Elementary School demonstrates a notable strength in mathematics, consistently exceeding the Shelby Eastern Schools district average in math proficiency across all tested grades for both academic years. For example, in the 2024-2025 academic year, Waldron's overall math proficiency was 51.43%, compared to the district's 41.51%. This trend is particularly evident in 4th grade math, where Waldron achieved 69.05% proficiency in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the district's 41.84% and the state's 49.2%. While the school generally performs better than its district in English Language Arts (ELA), its performance relative to the state average is more varied. For instance, in 3rd grade ELA for 2024-2025, Waldron's proficiency of 27.08% was below the state average of 40.3%, though still better than the district's 32.61%. However, in 4th grade ELA for the same year, Waldron's proficiency of 59.52% was notably higher than both the district (37.76%) and the state (41.4%).

Over the past three years, Waldron Elementary School has experienced some fluctuation in its statewide ranking, moving from 110th out of 1016 Indiana elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 192nd out of 1016 in 2022-2023. Despite this shift, the school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a generally strong performance within the state. A point of concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is considered high and could potentially impact academic outcomes. With nearly half of its 312 students (49.36%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a significant population of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school's spending per student is $10,739, and its student-teacher ratio is 18:1, which is within a typical range for elementary schools.

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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 (2025)	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
Waldron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	306 S East St	Waldron	46182	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 525-6505	298	18	17.0	43.0%	277 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	61.5	378^th of 1005 public elementary schools	62.4%		67	329^th of 1011 public elementary schools	67.5%	49	27.1	59.5	46.0	43.6	37.5	69.1	50.0	51.4	57.1	57.1	32.7	$10,739	$850	$9,889

Cities Near Zip Code 46182

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waldron	0.24 mi	2	288^th
Shelbyville	6.69 mi	11	294^th
Milroy	10.93 mi	1	263^rd
Greensburg	11.09 mi	8	173^rd
Hope	12.25 mi	2	215^th

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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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