Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46542

Summary:

Zip code 46542 is home to one public elementary school, Milford Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and is part of the Wawasee Community School Corp. This school enrolls 283 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 16.6. With nearly 58% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a community with significant socioeconomic needs.

Milford Elementary School demonstrates notable strengths in its early grades, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade math, where proficiency rates consistently exceed both district and state averages. 3rd grade English Language Arts performance also stands out, surpassing district and state averages in the 2024-2025 academic year. The school also invests significantly in its students, with a per-student spending of $13,265, which is relatively high. However, a significant concern is the decline in proficiency rates for 5th graders across English Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies, with scores falling below district and state averages in both recent academic years. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% in the 2023-2024 school year is also a key area for improvement, likely impacting overall student performance.

In comparison to the Wawasee Community School Corp and the state, Milford Elementary School performs well in foundational subjects for younger students. However, the performance gap widens in 5th grade, where the school lags behind district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking places it in the middle to upper-middle tier of Indiana elementary schools, indicating moderate performance. Addressing the challenges in 5th-grade academic performance and reducing chronic absenteeism are critical steps for enhancing the school's effectiveness and ensuring better outcomes for all its students.

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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
Milford Elementary School	Public	K-8	110 S Elm Street	Milford	46542	Kosciusko County	Wawasee Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 658-9444	262	18	14.8	58.8%	215 (82.1%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	56.1	446^th of 1005 public elementary schools	55.6%		42.6	595^th of 1011 public elementary schools	41.1%	149	55.8	51.5	29.8	45.5	59.6	60.6	29.2	48.9	42.4	42.4	23.4	$13,265	$1,299	$11,966

Cities Near Zip Code 46542

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milford	0.3 mi	1	219^th
Syracuse	4.52 mi	3	201^st
Leesburg	5.92 mi	1	251^st
New Paris	6.75 mi	1	124^th
Goshen	7.72 mi	13	237^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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