Summary:
ZIP code 46507 is home to two public elementary schools—one serving PK–5 and one serving K–3—and no middle, high, or alternative schools, so every student in the area eventually leaves the ZIP for secondary education. Bristol Elementary School, part of Elkhart Community Schools, enrolls 296 students in grades PK–5, while York Elementary School, part of Middlebury Community Schools, enrolls 260 students in grades K–3.
York is the proficiency standout. Its 2025–2026 ILEARN results show 55.71% proficient in ELA and 65.71% in math, well above Indiana's 3rd-grade averages of 40.8% and 51.9%. Because York ends at 3rd grade, those figures are also its 3rd-grade results. Even so, York trails its own district's 3rd-grade averages of 69.96% in ELA and 78.8% in math, so it is strong against the state but not the top 3rd-grade performer in its district. Bristol's proficiency is lower—24.62% in ELA and 35.94% in math across grades 3–5—and it sits below the state in every grade-level subject comparison, though it beats its district in most of them and improved in both ELA and math from the prior year. Bristol's 5th-grade social studies score jumped from 15% to 34.88%.
Bristol's clearest strength is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate is 12.2%, better than its district's 28.2% and the state's 16.7%, even though 58.45% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch versus 42.31% at York. Bristol also spends far more per student—$16,991 versus $11,125, about 52.7% more—and has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio (14.0 versus 12.8). Parents should note that York's "All Grades" data are effectively 3rd grade only, so comparisons between the two schools are not apples-to-apples.
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