Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46228

ZIP code 46228 has two public elementary schools — Fox Hill Elementary School and Crooked Creek Elementary School — both serving grades K–5 within MSD Washington Township, with a combined enrollment of 1,063 students (603 at Fox Hill, 460 at Crooked Creek). There are no middle or high schools in this ZIP code. The two schools look very similar on paper in some ways: free/reduced lunch rates are nearly identical (50.25% at Fox Hill, 49.13% at Crooked Creek), and student-teacher ratios are 16.7 and 16.4 respectively.

The sharpest difference is attendance. Crooked Creek’s chronic absenteeism rate is 9.0%, far below Fox Hill’s 17.7%, the district’s 16.4%, and the state’s 16.7%. Crooked Creek also spends $15,189 per student, about 21.1% more than Fox Hill’s $12,538. Academically, results are mixed rather than one-sided. Crooked Creek posted 53.62% proficiency in 5th-grade math (above Fox Hill’s 45.63%, the district’s 43.44%, and the state’s 42%) and 49.28% in 5th-grade social studies. Fox Hill had the stronger 5th-grade ELA result at 48.54% versus 43.48%, and led in All Grades ELA, 40.56% to 36.94%.

Both schools ended 2025–26 ranked at the 48th percentile with 2 stars, below the district’s 57th percentile and 3 stars; Fox Hill has improved over three years, while Crooked Creek dipped and is recovering. Fifth grade is a bright spot at both schools in math, ELA, and social studies. However, both trail the state in 3rd- and 4th-grade ELA and math, and both are below district and state in 4th-grade science — a likely focus area.