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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46360

At a glance

Schools

2,771

Students

Top rankedKnapp Elementary School515^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lake Hills Elementary School up 129 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pine Elementary School 12.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 46360 in Michigan City is home to 8 elementary schools, all within Michigan City Area Schools, serving roughly 2,771 students in grades PK–6 or K–6. Enrollment ranges from 249 students at Coolspring Elementary School to 416 at Joy Elementary School. The district ranks 277 out of 374 in Indiana, at the 26th percentile with a 1-star rating, and these schools' individual ranks span the 20th to the 49th percentile.

Knapp Elementary School is the academic leader, ranking 515/1015 (49th percentile) with the top all-grade scores in ELA (36.11%), math (44.44%), and science (44.25%) — its science result is nearly 20 percentage points above the district's 24.74%. Pine Elementary School follows at 43rd percentile, with math at 44.29% and the group's highest 5th-grade social studies score of 45.76%, though its science lags at 19.35%. Joy Elementary posts solid results and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 18.0%. Coolspring Elementary, the smallest school, swings sharply by grade: 3rd-grade ELA 5.13% and math 7.69%, versus 5th-grade ELA 55.56% and math 58.33%.

At the lower end, Edgewood Elementary School has the lowest all-grade ELA (20.00%) and science (10.59%), while Lake Hills Elementary School has ELA at 17.50% despite math above district at 39.38% and the highest per-student spending at $16,381. Springfield Elementary School has the highest chronic absenteeism at 30.7% and a rank that fell from 37th percentile in 2023–24 to 27th percentile in 2025–26; Marsh Elementary School also declined, from 38th to 23rd percentile. Across the group, math is a relative strength — the 8-school average of 37.12% exceeds the district's 30.87% — while science (23.62%) and 5th-grade social studies (27.47%) trail district averages, and all 8 schools are above Indiana's 16.7% chronic absenteeism rate.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	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
Coolspring Elementary School	Public	K-6	9121 W 300 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2073	249	18	13.6	66.3%	113 (45.4%)	85 (34.1%)	32 (12.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	31.4	707^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.3%		29	737^th of 1005 public elementary schools	26.7%	30	5.1	23.5	55.6	30.6	28.3	7.7	35.3	58.3	30.6	32.4	14.7	22.2	18.6	27.8	95.2%		$14,433	$2,176	$12,257
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-6	502 Boyd Cir	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2079	350	22	15.8	65.1%	105 (30.0%)	167 (47.7%)	33 (9.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.1%)	22.2	807^th of 1015 public elementary schools	20.5%		25.7	770^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.4%	37	19.6	38.9	18.0	8.2	20.0	31.4	52.8	20.5	22.5	30.9	22.2	2.0	10.6	33.3	82.4%		$12,518	$2,106	$10,412
Joy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 E Coolspring Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2090	416	29	14.2	68.5%	165 (39.7%)	142 (34.1%)	44 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (14.7%)	37.3	647^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.3%		37.6	643^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	36.0%	4	20.4	49.1	25.0	20.8	28.9	29.6	56.6	44.6	33.3	41.2	32.1	31.9	32.0	21.4	89.8%		$12,809	$2,191	$10,618
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Bolka Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2096	407	26	15.5	66.1%	197 (48.4%)	89 (21.9%)	65 (16.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.3%)	50.9	515^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.3%		52	484^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.8%	31	32.0	46.6	24.5	40.0	36.1	50.0	60.3	24.5	41.8	44.4	44.8	43.6	44.3	32.1	78.4%		$12,943	$2,084	$10,859
Marsh Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 E Homer St	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2102	296	22	13.4	68.9%	121 (40.9%)	88 (29.7%)	47 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (12.8%)	24.7	779^th of 1015 public elementary schools	23.3%		33.7	689^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.4%	90	19.6	36.8	34.5	15.0	25.3	23.5	63.2	31.0	15.0	32.3	18.4	10.3	14.3	17.9	97.4%		$13,296	$2,222	$11,074
Lake Hills Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	201 Ferguson Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2105	345	24	14.3	73.0%	74 (21.4%)	190 (55.1%)	31 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.5%)	27.4	748^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.3%		13.9	877^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.7%	129	20.3	8.0	23.5	13.5	17.5	48.4	28.0	29.4	40.5	39.4	20.0	29.7	25.8	23.5	97%		$14,849	$2,208	$12,641
Pine Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1660 Co Line Rd	Michigan City	46360	Porter County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2114	396	32	12.5	73.5%	154 (38.9%)	151 (38.1%)	45 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	44.1	580^th of 1015 public elementary schools	42.9%		37.6	644^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.9%	64	41.4	26.2	43.3	28.0	35.7	53.5	45.2	55.0	20.0	44.3	27.9	12.0	19.4	45.8	88.6%		$15,349	$2,110	$13,239
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3054 W 800 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2117	312	20	15.9	63.8%	185 (59.3%)	68 (21.8%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	27.5	745^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.6%		25	778^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.6%	33	23.5	13.5	25.6	37.0	25.6	41.2	27.0	30.8	30.4	32.1	13.5	32.6	24.1	18.0	88.6%		$13,169	$2,207	$10,961

Cities Near Zip Code 46360

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Michigan City	0.78 mi	14	353^rd
La Porte	4.61 mi	13	221^st
Chesterton	10.24 mi	9	73^rd
Porter	10.86 mi	2	106^th
Westville	11.67 mi	2	191^st

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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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