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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46322

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At a glance

Schools

3,165

Students

Top rankedHighland Middle School93^rd of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Mildred Merkley Elementary School up 35 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Highland High School 18.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 46322 covers Highland, Indiana, where all six public schools belong to the School Town of Highland district — four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school serving roughly 3,165 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is ranked 130th of 374 Indiana districts, placing it at the 65th percentile with 3 stars.

Highland Middle School is the academic standout: the only 4-star school in the ZIP, ranked at the 81st percentile and above the district in both ELA (54.64%) and science (50.62%). Among the elementaries, Mildred Merkley Elementary School (63rd percentile) and Southridge Elementary School (62nd percentile) post the strongest overall profiles, with Southridge leading on math (51.49%) and science (46.55%). Allen J Warren Elementary School has the ZIP's best elementary math (52.87%) but the weakest science (30.19%), a gap of more than 13 points below the state's 4th grade science mark.

Judith Morton Johnston Elementary is the most challenged school: the only 2-star school, at the 42nd percentile, with ELA proficiency of just 29.3% even though its math (50.32%) beats the district. Highland High School graduates 94.8% of students, above the state's 89.7%, but its rank has slipped to the 50th percentile and SAT math sits at 23.79%. Chronic absenteeism is below the state's 16.7% at every school, with Warren lowest at 6.5%. Notably, per-student spending and class size do not track with results — the middle school spends the least ($9,934) yet ranks highest.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen J Warren Elementary School	Public	K-5	2901 100th St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 922-5660	308	15	21.2	48.7%	113 (36.7%)	60 (19.5%)	108 (35.1%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	57.9	421^st of 1015 public elementary schools	58.5%		59.2	417^th of 1005 public elementary schools	58.5%	4			51.0	39.6	48.2				46.3	72.9	49.1	39.3				52.9	30.2		30.2	44.6		89.6%		$10,750	$531	$10,219
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	47.5	209^th of 415 public high schools	49.6%		57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%	54	50.4	23.8																			29.7			$11,753	$482	$11,271
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 41st St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5620	774	37	20.9	46.1%	373 (48.2%)	84 (10.9%)	288 (37.2%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	77	93^rd of 486 public middle schools	80.9%		75	109^th of 480 public middle schools	77.3%	16						49.4	58.7	55.8	54.6				52.3	34.7	37.7	41.4		50.6	50.6					$9,934	$256	$9,678
Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8220 Fifth St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 923-2428	383	16	24.7	46.2%	183 (47.8%)	31 (8.1%)	153 (39.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	43.6	590^th of 1015 public elementary schools	41.9%		51.3	494^th of 1005 public elementary schools	50.8%	96			34.2	27.3	28.0				29.3	63.4	47.0	44.0				50.3	37.9		37.9	34.0		86.5%		$9,870	$557	$9,312
Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Public	K-5	9340 Fifth St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 922-5640	290	14	21.4	47.9%	112 (38.6%)	26 (9.0%)	129 (44.5%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	61.5	378^th of 1015 public elementary schools	62.8%		59.3	413^th of 1005 public elementary schools	58.9%	35			34.0	47.9	53.7				45.4	60.0	56.3	38.9				51.3	43.8		43.8	48.2		93.5%		$10,683	$529	$10,154
Southridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	9221 Johnston St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 922-5650	439	20	22.5	42.4%	233 (53.1%)	36 (8.2%)	150 (34.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	60.3	389^th of 1015 public elementary schools	61.7%		64.6	342^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	66.0%	47			40.9	50.0	38.5				42.6	64.2	56.1	37.2				51.5	46.6		46.6	47.4		82.5%		$10,047	$478	$9,570
Highland Online Public Education (HOPE)	Public	6-12	9145 Kennedy Avenue	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 922-7400	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 46322

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Highland	0.36 mi	7	167^th
Griffith	1.66 mi	4	278^th
Hammond	1.78 mi	16	384^th
Munster	1.8 mi	5	12^th
Gary	2.5 mi	27	392^nd

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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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