Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46366

ZIP code 46366 in North Judson, Indiana, has two public schools: North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School (PK–4, 471 students) and North Judson-San Pierre High School (9–12, 443 students), both in North Judson-San Pierre School Corp; no middle school is in this ZIP, so grades 5–8 are served elsewhere. The district is ranked 228th of 374 Indiana districts (2 stars), but the two schools diverge. The elementary is the brighter story: 3 stars recently, 10.8% chronic absenteeism (below district 12.4% and state 16.7%), and rising ELA, math, and science proficiency. The high school is 2 stars in all three years, with SAT Math at 9.59% and 10.67% proficient versus state 25.6% and 25.4%, but a 90.5% graduation rate above the state’s 89.7%.

At the elementary, 4th grade ELA is 52.46 versus state 42.2, and Science is 49.18 versus state 43.8; 3rd grade ELA is 30.99 versus state 40.8, a 21.5-point gap within the same building. All-grades Math (44.7) is far above district (31.51), though 3rd and 4th grade Math are about 7 points below state. At the high school, SAT ERW fell from 64% (above state 54.5) to 45.21% (below state 51.9), while Biology EOC rose from 27.4% to 39.24%. Chronic absenteeism increases from 10.8% to 14.2%. Spending is $11,792 per student at the elementary and $14,291 at the high school.

For parents, the elementary is improving and relatively strong, with low absenteeism and above-state 4th grade ELA and Science, though math is mixed. The high school has an above-state graduation rate but persistent SAT Math weakness and volatile reading, and its 2-star rating largely drives the district’s rating. The clearest areas to watch are high school mathematics and the 3rd-to-4th grade ELA gap. With PK–4 enrollment larger than 9–12, future enrollment pressure is possible, and families should remember grades 5–8 are not in this ZIP.