Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46517

Zip code 46517 in Elkhart, Indiana is home to 11 schools — 5 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools — enrolling roughly 6,875 students across three districts: Baugo Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, and Elkhart Community Schools. The landscape is sharply stratified. Baugo is the strongest district here, ranked 51 of 374 (86th percentile, 4 stars), while Concord sits at 207 of 374 (45th percentile, 2 stars) and Elkhart ranks 317 of 374 (15th percentile, 1 star). Keep in mind that Jimtown Elementary School, which serves grades K–2, has no state test scores listed, and missing data should not be read as poor performance.

Baugo's three tested schools are the clear standouts. Jimtown Intermediate School ranks 185 of 1,015 (82nd percentile, 4 stars), with 52.12% ELA, 68.73% math, and 50.82% science proficiency, and the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group at 7.1%. Jimtown High School is the top high school (79 of 415, 81st percentile, 4 stars) with a 94.6% graduation rate and 61.11% SAT ERW. Jimtown Junior High School is another 4-star school (70th percentile), with 7th-grade math at 61.42% versus the state's 35.9%. In Concord, Concord Junior High School improved from 38th to 60th percentile and posts an unusual 87.76% biology proficiency, far above its district and state.

Elsewhere, results are mixed. Monger Elementary School outperforms its district dramatically — 51.25% math versus Elkhart's 24.73% — despite high poverty indicators. By contrast, Pierre Moran Middle School ranks in the 14th percentile with ELA/ math/ science at 14.76%/ 17.83%/ 11.57%, even though it has the highest per-student spending ($16,299) and smallest classes. Concord West Side Elementary School and Concord South Side Elementary School also lag state levels. Finally, chronic absenteeism is a concern at both high schools — 28.4% at Concord Community High School and 26.1% at Jimtown High — well above the state's 16.7%.