Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46540

Summary:

Zip code 46540 is home to five schools within the Middlebury Community Schools district, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade, including two elementary schools (KG-3), one intermediate elementary school (4-5), one middle school, and one high school.

The Northridge High School and Northridge Middle School are standout institutions, both consistently earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and achieving strong statewide rankings. Northridge High School boasts an impressive 88.4% graduation rate and performs above the state average in Biology and Evidence-based Reading and Writing on the SAT. Northridge Middle School also excels, particularly in 8th-grade math, significantly outperforming the state average. Among the elementary schools, Middlebury Elementary School demonstrates exceptional academic achievement with very high proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math, surpassing district and state averages. Similarly, Orchard View School shows strong performance in math proficiency, also exceeding state averages.

A notable observation across all five schools in zip code 46540 is a uniform chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, suggesting a potential district-wide issue that warrants further investigation. Spending per student varies, with Middlebury Elementary School having the highest expenditure at $13,447 per student, while Heritage Intermediate School has the lowest at $9,726. Student-teacher ratios are generally favorable, with most schools maintaining ratios below 17.3, and Orchard View School and Northridge Middle School having particularly low ratios, potentially allowing for more individualized student attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orchard View School	Public	K-3	56734 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-5405	345	21	16.6	34.2%	299 (86.7%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)								(n/a)			63.0						63.0	76.0						76.0						$10,952	$736	$10,216
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	56691 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-9531	963	54	17.8	33.6%	824 (85.6%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.3%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	81.2	79^th of 480 public middle schools	83.5%		85.1	59^th of 491 public middle schools	88.0%	20						44.0	49.3	50.3	47.7				52.2	54.0	67.1	57.5		46.1	46.1			$10,811	$491	$10,319
Middlebury Elementary School	Public	K-3	432 S Main St	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-2158	211	14	15.1	41.2%	182 (86.3%)	3 (1.4%)	16 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)			76.0						76.0	90.0						90.0						$13,447	$1,232	$12,215
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	56779 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-2142	1,331	73	18.2	27.3%	1,048 (78.7%)	19 (1.4%)	199 (15.0%)	17 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.2%)	72.2	71^st of 429 public high schools	83.4%		61	133^rd of 432 public high schools	69.2%	62	60.2	29.1																			56.0	$9,901	$575	$9,325
Heritage Intermediate School	Public	4-5	56647 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 822-5396	574	29	20.0	40.2%	472 (82.2%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	72	267^th of 1005 public elementary schools	73.4%		56.5	452^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	55.3%	185				49.5	42.2				45.8		67.0	49.6				58.4	56.6		56.6	40.2		$9,726	$612	$9,115

Cities Near Zip Code 46540

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middlebury	0.52 mi	5	70^th
Bristol	3.63 mi	2	377^th
Shipshewana	6.27 mi	2	36^th
Goshen	6.46 mi	13	237^th
Topeka	9.48 mi	3	56^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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