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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46382

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At a glance

School

523

Students

Top rankedSouth Central Elementary School187^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

South Central Elementary School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

In zip code 46382, there is one elementary school, South Central Elementary School, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade. This school is part of the South Central Com School Corp district.

South Central Elementary School stands out for its strong performance in mathematics, particularly in the lower grades, with 3rd graders achieving 81.94% proficiency, significantly exceeding the state average. The school has also maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, indicating a positive trend in its overall performance. While math scores are a clear strength, English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is more varied, with an overall proficiency of 46.13% for all grades in the 2024-2025 school year, which is slightly below the district average but above the state average. ELA performance varies by grade, with 4th grade showing the highest proficiency at 51.9%.

A key area for attention at South Central Elementary School is its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which suggests a notable portion of students are frequently absent. The school serves a moderate socioeconomic need, with 30.37% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school invests $10,353 per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1, which is within a typical range for elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9808 S 600 W	Union Mills	46382	LaPorte County	South Central Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 767-2269	523	28	19.0	39.0%	491 (93.9%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	79.5	187^th of 1005 public elementary schools	81.4%		75.3	234^th of 1011 public elementary schools	76.9%	47	47.2	51.9	46.4	39.0	46.1	81.9	73.4	65.2	53.3	68.4	65.8	50.7	58.3	44.9	$10,353	$242	$10,111

Cities Near Zip Code 46382

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Union Mills	2.06 mi	2	84^th
Kingsford Heights	4.33 mi	1	23^rd
La Porte	5.83 mi	13	203^rd
Wanatah	6.8 mi	2	240^th
Westville	7.47 mi	2	150^th

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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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