Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46539

Summary:

Zip code 46539 is served by one public elementary school, Mentone Elementary School, which caters to students in grades PK-5. This school is part of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp district.

Mentone Elementary School demonstrates a stable performance, consistently ranking within the top half of Indiana elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating over the past three years. Academically, the school shows particular strength in mathematics, with proficiency rates in math for all grades exceeding both the district and state averages in the 2024-2025 academic year. This positive trend is also evident in specific grade levels, such as 3rd and 4th grade math. The school also performs above the district average in 3rd-grade English Language Arts. However, performance in other subjects, like 5th-grade Social Studies, falls below district and state averages, indicating some variability in academic achievement across different areas.

For parents, Mentone Elementary School offers a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.9, suggesting more individualized attention for students. The school serves a significant portion of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, with 57.66% of students in this category for the 2023-2024 school year. A notable area for attention is the chronic absenteeism rate, which stood at 17.8% in the same year, a figure that could impact student learning. The school's spending per student is $10,939, which is a substantial investment in student education.

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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	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
Mentone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Jackson St	Mentone	46539	Kosciusko County	Tippecanoe Valley School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 598-2590	384	29	13.2	59.4%	323 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	60.6	394^th of 1005 public elementary schools	60.8%		58	437^th of 1011 public elementary schools	56.8%	43	54.6	41.4	38.5	44.2	67.3	50.0	43.1	52.6	47.8	47.8	27.7	$10,939	$1,177	$9,762

Cities Near Zip Code 46539

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mentone	0.4 mi	1	178^th
Akron	4.01 mi	3	253^rd
Claypool	8.94 mi	1	322^nd
Warsaw	9.64 mi	8	130^th
Bourbon	9.73 mi	2	128^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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