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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46204

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Top rankedArlington Middle School - a STEM School475^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

The 46204 zip code in Indiana has only one middle school, Arlington Community Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, this school is a low-performing institution, ranking 468 out of 489 Indiana middle schools for the 2022-2023 school year and receiving a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arlington Community Middle School struggles with consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science significantly below the Indianapolis Public Schools district and state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is also higher than the state average, and it serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 51.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.2 and high spending per student of $27,043, these factors do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Arlington Community Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Indiana, indicating a need for significant intervention and support to address the underlying issues and improve the educational experience for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (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	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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School	Public	6-8	120 E Walnut St	Indianapolis	46204	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 822-7980	365	31	11.9	67.7%	13 (3.6%)	221 (60.5%)	110 (30.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	4.4	475^th of 480 public middle schools	1.0%		6.7	479^th of 491 public middle schools	2.4%	4	3.2	1.7	6.3	4.0	1.1	3.4	2.8	2.6	7.5	7.5	18.8	$27,043	$4,156	$22,887

Cities Near Zip Code 46204

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.28 mi	266	371^st
Beech Grove	4.75 mi	5	362^nd
Speedway	4.76 mi	6	37^th
West Newton	10.55 mi	1	357^th
Greenwood	10.62 mi	17	115^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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