Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46371

ZIP code 46371 in Rolling Prairie, Indiana contains two public elementary schools, both part of the New Prairie United School Corp district and both serving grades K–5: Rolling Prairie Elementary School with 414 students and Prairie View Elementary School with 294 students. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP code, so families here attend one of these two elementaries before moving on to other schools in the district.

The two schools perform almost identically in English/language arts — 49.36% at Rolling Prairie and 49.40% at Prairie View — but their strengths split sharply by subject. Prairie View Elementary School is the science standout, with all-grade science proficiency of 70.0%, well above Rolling Prairie's 54.29% and the district's 57.08%. It also has the better attendance record, with chronic absenteeism of 5.7% versus 7.0% at Rolling Prairie, and both are far below the district's 9.7% and the state's 16.7%. Prairie View additionally has smaller classes (a 15.1 student-teacher ratio versus 17.2) and a lower free/reduced-price lunch rate (44.9% versus 51.21%). Rolling Prairie Elementary School is the math standout at 58.72%, ahead of Prairie View's 54.76% and the district's 53.4%, and it improved more from 2024–2025 into 2025–2026 across ELA, math, science, and 5th-grade social studies, rising from 3 stars to 4 stars.

Both schools are strong performers within a district ranked at the 87th percentile statewide, and both earned 4 stars in 2025–2026, placing in the top quarter to third of Indiana elementary schools. Fourth grade is a bright spot at both, with ELA, math, and science scores above state levels, while 5th grade splits in Rolling Prairie's favor. Spending, class size, and poverty rates do not point in one simple direction, and this data covers only two schools with no middle or high school information.