Schools in Zip Code 46373

ZIP code 46373 covers Saint John, Indiana, and contains three public schools in Lake Central School Corporation: Kolling Elementary School serves PK–4, Hal E Clark Middle School serves grades 5–8, and Lake Central High School serves grades 9–12.

This is a high-performing area: the district ranks 27th of 374 Indiana districts, at the 93rd percentile with 5 stars, and all three schools are rated 4 or 5 stars. Lake Central High School is the academic anchor, with 2,926 students, 5 stars, a rank of 33 of 415, a 96.1% graduation rate versus 89.7% statewide, and SAT proficiency above state in both ERW (66% vs. 51.9%) and math (46.27% vs. 25.6%). Its main concern is chronic absenteeism at 24.3%, compared with 16.2% districtwide and 16.7% statewide. Hal E Clark Middle School is improving, moving to the 88th percentile, with 8th-grade ELA at 69.03% versus 44% statewide; science is its weak spot at 42.96% versus the district’s 54.81%. Kolling Elementary School has the strongest math (70.68% all grades vs. 56.51% district), lowest absenteeism (6.7%), lowest free/reduced-price meal rate (14.93%), highest spending ($11,019), and lowest student/teacher ratio (14.6), but its ELA is below district (50.6% vs. 57.35%) and its rank has slipped from 87 to 82.

For parents, the biggest ZIP-wide contrast is absenteeism, which rises from 6.7% at Kolling Elementary School to 13.7% at Hal E Clark Middle School to 24.3% at Lake Central High School. Resource metrics also differ: the high school has the largest enrollment, highest student/teacher ratio (20.2), and highest free/reduced-price meal rate (22.28%), while the middle school has the lowest per-student spending ($10,313). Subject strengths vary by school: high school SAT and biology results are strong, elementary math is a standout, and middle school ELA is strong. The main opportunities are high school chronic absenteeism, middle school science, and elementary ELA relative to district performance. Overall, 46373 is a strong school area with a standout high school, a math-strong elementary, and an improving middle school.