Summary:
Zip code 46542 covers Milford, Indiana, and includes exactly one public school: Milford Elementary School, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 262 students in Wawasee Community School Corp. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools listed here. The school has been improving: it moved from 595th of 1,011 schools in 2023–24 (41st percentile, 2 stars) to 399th of 1,015 in 2025–26 (61st percentile, 3 stars). Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 14.8, free/reduced lunch was 58.78%, per-student spending in 2023–24 was $13,265, and chronic absenteeism was 10.3%.
Academically, Math and Science are relative strengths. In 2025–26, all-grade Math was 55.37% proficient versus the district’s 36.61%, and Science was 50% versus 37.4%. ELA was 40.5% versus the district’s 34.96%, but it declined from 45.45% in 2024–25. Fourth grade stands out: ELA was 50%, Math 62.5%, and Science 50%, all above district and state. Third grade Math was strong at 61.9%, though third grade ELA was 38.1%. Fifth grade is the main concern: ELA was 29.03%, Math 35.48%, and Social Studies 35.48%, each below the state; Social Studies improved from 23.4% in 2024–25 but remains below district and state.
For parents, the most important positives are low chronic absenteeism—10.3%, compared with 16.3% in the district and 16.7% in the state—and a rank that has risen over three years. Math is the clearest academic strength, while ELA is comparatively weaker, especially in 5th grade. The school earned 3 stars in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, and its improvement from 2024–25 to 2025–26 was more modest than the prior-year jump. Because this zip code has only one school and grade-level results may come from small cohorts, compare year-to-year changes cautiously; the data also lacks state all-grade comparisons for 2025–26 and benchmarks for spending or student-teacher ratio.
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