Summary:
Zip code 46278 contains three schools — two elementary schools and one high school, with no middle schools — enrolling a combined 6,828 students. Enrollment is heavily concentrated: Indiana Connections Academy 7-12 (5,376 students) and Indiana Connections Academy K-6 (942) together make up 92.5% of the total, while Fishback Creek Public Academy (PK–5) enrolls 510. Because the Connections Academy schools appear to operate as large virtual/online programs, their enrollment may not reflect local neighborhood attendance, which is an important caveat when reading zip-code totals.
Fishback Creek Public Academy is the academic standout. It earned 4 stars in each of the last three school years and ranks 247 out of 1,015 schools (76th percentile) in 2025–2026, with test scores above the state in every grade-level comparison available — including 5th grade ELA (60.94% proficient vs. 42.2% statewide) and 4th grade math (55.70% vs. 52%). It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group at 11.8%, compared with the state's 16.7%, spends $14,046 per student, and keeps a 16.8:1 student-teacher ratio. Notably, its district, MSD Pike Township, ranks in the 25th percentile with 1 star, so this school substantially outperforms its district's overall profile.
Both Indiana Connections Academy 7-12 and Indiana Connections Academy K-6 hold 1 star for 2025–2026, ranking in the 28th and 18th percentiles respectively, with proficiency far below state averages in ELA, math, science, and SAT. Their student-teacher ratios are near 40:1 and per-student spending is roughly $8,500–$8,800. Free/reduced lunch rates are similar across all three schools (39–43%), so the performance gap is not obviously explained by economics. One bright spot: in 2024–2025 both Connections Academy schools exceeded the state Biology proficiency rate.
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