Summary:
ZIP code 46231, on the far west side of Indianapolis near the Bridgeport area along the US-40/Washington Street corridor, contains exactly one public school: Bridgeport Elementary School, a PK–6 building serving 692 students within MSD Wayne Township. There are no middle schools, high schools, or alternative public schools inside this ZIP, so families here either attend Bridgeport through sixth grade or go outside the area for secondary grades. With only one school, there is no in-ZIP comparison to make — Bridgeport is the whole story for grades PK–6, and its results are best read against its district and the state.
Academically, the school ranks near the bottom statewide: 827th of 1,015 Indiana schools in 2025–2026 (19th percentile, 1 star), essentially unchanged from 824th and 828th in the two prior years. Bridgeport is below the state in all 11 grade-level subject comparisons, with gaps ranging from about 7 points to 36 points. Science is the standout — 30.56% proficient school-wide versus 25.87% for the district, with both 4th grade (31.71%) and 6th grade (29.59%) above district. Sixth-grade ELA (34.02%) also beats the district by more than 8 points, the largest positive gap in the data. Fifth grade is the clear weak point: math at 5.94%, social studies at 12.87%, and ELA at 18.81%, all below district. Third-grade ELA, at 10.48%, is the lowest reading result. School-wide math slipped about 3 points year over year while ELA edged up.
The most surprising finding is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than both the district (22.1%) and the state (16.7%). About 64.74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $14,093, and the student–teacher ratio is 15.3:1 — so this is not an obviously under-resourced building. Students are showing up to class, yet proficiency remains well below state benchmarks.
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