Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46239

ZIP code 46239, on Indianapolis's far southeast side, contains 8 public schools — 5 elementary and 3 middle schools spanning grades PK through 8, with no high school in the ZIP — enrolling about 5,917 students across Franklin Township Com School Corp (3 schools: Edgewood Intermediate School, Thompson Crossing Elementary School, and New Bethel Elementary School) and MSD Warren Township (5 schools).

The strongest option here is Edgewood Intermediate School, which has the ZIP's best reading score (37.33%) and spends the least per student ($7,443) — though it is also the largest school, with the highest student-teacher ratio (17.6). Thompson Crossing Elementary School has the lowest absenteeism (8.4%, about half the state rate) and the highest math score (50%). Among Warren schools, Lowell Elementary School stands out: it has the ZIP's highest poverty rate (72.5% free/reduced lunch) yet the best proficiency of any Warren school here, the only school improving in all three subjects, and the district's best rank. Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle outpaces Creston Intermediate & Middle School, while Liberty Park Elementary School and Grassy Creek Elementary School post the lowest reading and science results.

For parents, four patterns matter. First, absenteeism splits cleanly by district: Franklin Township schools stay at 9.4% or below, while every Warren school is 14.8% or higher. Second, scores fall further behind the state as students age — the gap widens from about 17 points in 3rd-grade reading to roughly 20 points by 8th grade, and 7th-grade math averages just 12.4% against the state's 35.9%. Third, six of eight schools score higher in math than in reading, so reading is the common soft spot. Fourth, science declined at five of the six schools reporting it, and only two grade-level results in the entire ZIP beat the state. Spending does not predict results here.