Summary:
ZIP code 46540 covers Middlebury, Indiana, and its five public schools—one high school, one middle school, and three elementary schools—all part of Middlebury Community Schools, serving about 3,424 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The elementary schools split the early grades: Orchard View School and Middlebury Elementary School serve K–3, while Heritage Intermediate School serves grades 4–5.
The elementary schools post the strongest test results in the area. Middlebury Elementary School is the smallest school at 211 students yet has the highest 2025–26 proficiency—74.55% in ELA and 81.82% in math—even though it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 41.23%. Orchard View School also scores well (67.47% ELA, 77.11% math) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the area at 7.1%, compared with 16.7% statewide. Heritage Intermediate School shows the biggest improvement, climbing from the 55th to the 83rd percentile in three years while exceeding district averages, despite having the highest student-teacher ratio (20.0) and lowest per-student spending ($9,726).
At the upper grades, Northridge Middle School earns 4 stars and ranks in the 81st percentile, with 8th grade math at 59.27% versus 34.2% statewide, but its All Grades ELA, math, and science scores sit below district levels. Northridge High School posts a 98.8% graduation rate versus 89.7% statewide and above-state SAT results, though chronic absenteeism is the area's highest at 18.8%. One caveat for parents: the two K–3 schools' rank histories date only from 2005–2008.
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