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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46311

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Schools

1,161

Students

Top rankedProtsman Elementary School122^nd of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 46311 is home to two elementary schools, Protsman Elementary School and George Bibich Elementary School, both serving grades PK-4 and part of the highly-rated Lake Central School Corporation, which ranks 31st out of 380 districts in Indiana.

George Bibich Elementary School emerges as the standout performer in zip code 46311, distinguished by its significantly higher statewide rankings, placing 52nd out of 1016 schools in 2022-2023, compared to Protsman Elementary School's 141st position. Academically, George Bibich Elementary School demonstrates a consistent edge in mathematics proficiency across all grades, particularly in 3rd grade, with a 75.27% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, surpassing Protsman Elementary School's 71.6%. While both schools generally perform well and exceed state averages, Protsman Elementary School showed slightly higher ELA proficiency for all grades in the 2024-2025 reporting period, though George Bibich Elementary School had stronger ELA performance in the previous year's data.

Both schools share an identical chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, a metric that warrants attention. Socioeconomically, George Bibich Elementary School serves a student population with a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (23.04%) compared to Protsman Elementary School (29.13%). Interestingly, Protsman Elementary School invests more per student ($12,865) than George Bibich Elementary School ($10,870), yet maintains a lower student-teacher ratio (14.7 vs. 16.9), suggesting different approaches to resource allocation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (2025)			ILEARN Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Bibich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14600 W 81st St	Dyer	46311	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-1185	547	32	17.0	21.8%	348 (63.6%)	32 (5.9%)	134 (24.5%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	84.6	140^th of 1005 public elementary schools	86.1%		91.7	59^th of 1011 public elementary schools	94.2%	81	46.0	54.6	50.5	75.9	74.8	75.3	64.7	64.7	$10,870	$334	$10,536
Protsman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1121 Harrison	Dyer	46311	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-2040	614	42	14.6	31.3%	329 (53.6%)	54 (8.8%)	167 (27.2%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	86.1	122^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	87.9%		88	94^th of 1011 public elementary schools	90.7%	28	62.6	54.8	58.8	77.1	65.9	71.6	57.9	57.9	$12,865	$1,404	$11,461

Cities Near Zip Code 46311

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dyer	0.47 mi	3	51^st
Saint John	2.32 mi	3	39^th
Schererville	2.65 mi	4	72^nd
Munster	3.91 mi	5	12^th
Highland	4.09 mi	7	167^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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