Schools in Zip Code 46302

ZIP code 46302 (Boone Grove, Indiana) is served by just two schools — Boone Grove Elementary School, covering grades 4–5 with 198 students, and Boone Grove Middle School, covering grades 6–8 with 292 students — both located at 325 W 550 S and both part of Porter Township School Corp. There are no high schools or alternative schools in the ZIP, so the combined 490 students here span grades 4 through 8 only. The district ranks 52 of 374 Indiana districts, in the 86th percentile with 4 stars.

The middle school is the stronger performer overall. In 2025–2026 it ranked 81 of 486 Indiana middle schools — the 83rd percentile, 4 stars — up from 3 stars and the 69th percentile in 2023–2024. English language arts leads the way at 58.33% proficiency across all grades, with 7th grade at 63.54% and 8th grade at 67.02%, both more than 20 points above the state. Math is the weak spot at 42.67%, below the district's 51.44%, though grade-level math and science scores still beat the state. Chronic absenteeism is 11.2%.

The elementary school stands out in math, science, social studies, and attendance, even as its rank slipped from the 80th percentile (4 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 69th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026. Math proficiency is 54.77%, above the district's 51.44%, and 4th-grade math (58.72%) and 4th-grade science (54.13%) are well above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is just 6.5%, versus 8.2% district-wide and 16.7% statewide, while ELA is the weaker area at 43.22%. The two schools' strengths are nearly reversed: middle school ELA leads by 15.11 points, elementary math by 12.10 points. The middle school spends $11,545 per student against $10,370 at the elementary and has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.2 vs 17.2), though free/reduced lunch rates are similar (28.77% vs 26.77%).