Summary:
ZIP code 46356 covers Lowell, Indiana, where all six public schools — three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school serving roughly 3,280 students — belong to the Tri-Creek School Corporation. That district is one of Indiana's strongest, ranking 36th of 374 districts (the 90th percentile) with a 5-star rating.
Lake Prairie Elementary School is the academic standout, with 80.67% math and 60.26% science proficiency — the highest in the ZIP — plus the lowest student-teacher ratio at 18.7. Lowell Middle School made the biggest jump, rising from the 66th to the 91st percentile and earning 5 stars, with ELA up 17.80 points and math up 14.26 points year over year. Oak Hill Elementary School is steady across all subjects, while Three Creeks Elementary School is strong in math (70.62%) but below the district in ELA (43.81%) and science (45.61%). Lowell Intermediate School posts scores above state where comparisons are available, but is missing rank, absenteeism, and spending data. Lowell Senior High School graduates 99.1% of students, above the state's 89.7%, though its chronic absenteeism is 46.7%.
Patterns worth noting for parents: in every elementary school, math outperforms ELA, and attendance is better in the early grades — Three Creeks (14.7%) and Lake Prairie (15.4%) are below the state's 16.7%. Per-student spending ranges from $9,639 at Oak Hill to $12,260 at the high school, showing money alone doesn't predict results, and free/reduced lunch rates are tight (26.81%–30.6%).
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