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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46526

At a glance

Schools

2,491

Students

Districts

Top rankedBenton Elementary School162^nd of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Parkside Elementary School up 133 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Prairie View Elementary School 12.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 46526 is home to six elementary schools serving about 2,491 students in grades PK–6, split between Fairfield Community Schools and Goshen Community Schools in the Goshen area.

Benton Elementary School is the standout in this group. It is the only school here with a 4-star rating and an 84th percentile rank, and it leads every tested subject: 53.52% proficient in ELA, 67.25% in math, 49.32% in science, and 60.56% in 5th-grade social studies. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (8.2%), the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (20.58%), the lowest spending per student ($9,320), and the largest classes (19.1 students per teacher). The five Goshen schools — Model Elementary School, Prairie View Elementary School, Waterford Elementary School, West Goshen Elementary School, and Parkside Elementary School — all hold 2 stars and rank between the 34th and 44th percentiles.

Within Goshen, Parkside Elementary School is the brightest spot: it is the only Goshen school above the district average in ELA, math, and science, the only one to improve science (+10.72 points), and it climbed from the 27th to the 44th percentile since 2023–24. Waterford Elementary School has the top Goshen ELA score at 37.50% but slid from 3 stars and the 53rd percentile to 2 stars and the 38th percentile. Science is the shared weak point: every Goshen school falls below the state 4th-grade figure of 43.8%, with West Goshen Elementary School lowest at 16.07%. Math is comparatively stronger, and every school’s absenteeism is below the state rate of 16.7%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benton Elementary School	Public	K-6	68350 Cr 31	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 831-2192	481	25	19.1	20.6%	413 (85.9%)	8 (1.7%)	45 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	81.7	162^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	84.0%		81	173^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	82.8%	11	50.8	54.3	53.5	55.3	53.5	76.1	67.1	66.2	60.5	67.3	47.1	51.3	49.3	60.6	97.6%		$10,087	$338	$9,749
Model Elementary School	Public	K-4	412 S Greene Rd	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7677	474	32	14.7	65.2%	166 (35.0%)	24 (5.1%)	255 (53.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	36.7	658^th of 1015 public elementary schools	35.2%		38.6	635^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.8%	23	24.0	33.7			28.7	37.5	55.1			46.0	31.5		31.5				$13,039	$1,991	$11,048
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-4	1202 S 7th St	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7765	334	23	14.4	66.8%	145 (43.4%)	13 (3.9%)	154 (46.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	45	571^st of 1015 public elementary schools	43.7%		32.4	704^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.0%	133	35.6	38.0			36.9	40.7	52.1			46.9	35.2		35.2		100%		$14,395	$2,025	$12,369
Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-4	65560 Sr 15	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-6811	400	31	12.8	61.3%	162 (40.5%)	5 (1.3%)	220 (55.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	39.1	626^th of 1015 public elementary schools	38.3%		53.9	468^th of 1005 public elementary schools	53.4%	158	38.8	35.8			37.5	45.9	40.3			43.4	25.4		25.4				$14,327	$1,961	$12,366
West Goshen Elementary School	Public	K-4	215 Dewey Ave	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7855	387	24	16.3	63.0%	105 (27.1%)	9 (2.3%)	239 (61.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	36.3	665^th of 1015 public elementary schools	34.5%		39.3	631^st of 1005 public elementary schools	37.2%	34	33.8	32.1			33.1	49.3	44.6			47.2	16.1		16.1		100%		$12,948	$1,968	$10,980
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1730 Regent St	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 534-4710	415	34	12.1	72.0%	161 (38.8%)	5 (1.2%)	218 (52.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	37.7	640^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.9%		45.8	563^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	44.0%	77	38.9	24.7			31.7	54.2	42.5			48.3	24.7		24.7		85.7%		$15,077	$1,830	$13,248

Cities Near Zip Code 46526

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Goshen	0.42 mi	13	246^th
Elkhart	5.36 mi	32	349^th
New Paris	5.71 mi	1	72^nd
Middlebury	7.75 mi	5	55^th
Millersburg	8.33 mi	1	208^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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