Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46544

Summary:

Zip code 46544 is home to 10 schools serving elementary, middle, and high school grades, including one alternative school. The area features schools from two main districts: the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp and the School City of Mishawaka. Overall, schools within the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp tend to show stronger performance metrics and higher statewide rankings compared to those in the School City of Mishawaka.

For parents seeking standout options, schools within the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp, such as Virgil I Grissom Middle School, Elm Road Elementary School, Meadow's Edge Elementary School, and Twin Branch Elementary School, generally perform well with good SchoolDigger ratings and consistent statewide rankings. Within the School City of Mishawaka district, Fred J Hums Elementary School shows improvement in its ratings and strong math proficiency. Twin Branch Elementary School also stands out for its math and English Language Arts proficiency.

A significant observation across all schools in zip code 46544 is a uniform chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, indicating a common challenge. Spending per student varies, with Mishawaka High School having the highest at $12,758, while the Oaklawn Campus Program has the lowest at $2,987. Schools like Lasalle Elementary School and Emmons Elementary School have higher free/reduced lunch rates, which may correlate with lower test proficiency scores. Mishawaka High School's SAT Math proficiency is below the state average, suggesting that spending alone does not guarantee top academic outcomes.

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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
Beiger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 E Third St	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 254-4700	504	31	16.0	30.0%	346 (68.7%)	44 (8.7%)	55 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.1%)	44.4	576^th of 1005 public elementary schools	42.7%		40.6	624^th of 1011 public elementary schools	38.3%	48			38.0	24.1	22.6	39.4			31.1	44.0	34.5	29.0	47.9			39.0	29.3	54.9	43.4	25.8		$12,348	$1,371	$10,977
Emmons Elementary School	Public	K-6	1306 S Main St	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 254-4600	422	29	14.8	42.9%	194 (46.0%)	103 (24.4%)	55 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.4%)	21.8	801^st of 1005 public elementary schools	20.3%		16.9	848^th of 1011 public elementary schools	16.1%	47			29.1	27.5	18.9	18.1			22.9	30.9	35.3	15.1	26.4			26.8	29.4	19.4	23.6	15.1		$11,299	$2,206	$9,093
Fred J Hums Elementary School	Public	K-6	3208 Harrison Rd	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-3800	327	18	17.8	25.1%	234 (71.6%)	20 (6.1%)	39 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	65.8	330^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.2%		76	224^th of 1011 public elementary schools	77.8%	106			36.4	44.6	41.7	38.0			40.2	56.4	48.2	60.4	58.0			55.5	39.3	56.0	47.2	50.0		$10,385	$927	$9,458
Lasalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1511 Milburn Blvd	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 254-4800	519	32	16.0	43.2%	289 (55.7%)	95 (18.3%)	60 (11.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.5%)	19.2	820^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.4%		14	884^th of 1011 public elementary schools	12.6%	64			20.3	20.0	23.7	17.6			20.2	15.9	36.9	28.8	14.9			23.6	32.3	18.9	25.2	15.3		$11,426	$2,282	$9,143
Mishawaka High School	Public	9-12	1202 Lincolnway E	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-7300	1,327	90	14.7	31.3%	849 (64.0%)	190 (14.3%)	150 (11.3%)	8 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.1%)	41.5	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%		36.8	278^th of 432 public high schools	35.6%	21	46.5	16.4																			37.6	$12,758	$650	$12,108
Twin Branch Elementary School	Public	K-6	3810 Lincoln Way E	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-3500	300	21	14.5	38.0%	236 (78.7%)	13 (4.3%)	23 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.7%)	69.6	293^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	70.8%		79.8	184^th of 1011 public elementary schools	81.8%	109			41.2	48.9	42.9	52.6			46.6	55.9	53.2	47.6	52.6			52.2	55.3	52.6	54.1	35.7		$10,999	$749	$10,250
Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence	Public, Virtual	7-12	1402 S Main St.	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(574) 254-4500	162	12	13.5	67.9%	111 (68.5%)	12 (7.4%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)								(n/a)
Meadow's Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16333 Kern Rd	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 255-9347	382	27	14.0	63.4%	211 (55.2%)	69 (18.1%)	48 (12.6%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	50.9	502^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	50.0%		59.1	422^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	58.3%	80			40.9	31.3	40.6				37.7	45.1	43.8	40.0				43.0	45.3		45.3	36.9		$10,737	$1,319	$9,417
Elm Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59400 Elm Rd	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 259-3743	503	31	16.0	42.1%	355 (70.6%)	47 (9.3%)	51 (10.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	66.8	321^st of 1005 public elementary schools	68.1%		71.2	282^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	72.1%	39			50.0	42.0	48.8				47.0	62.5	48.2	46.3				52.6	44.4		44.4	46.3		$10,150	$834	$9,316
Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	13881 Kern Rd	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 633-4061	662	43	15.5	50.6%	450 (68.0%)	58 (8.8%)	81 (12.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (9.5%)	71.3	120^th of 480 public middle schools	75.0%		66.7	160^th of 491 public middle schools	67.4%	40						48.0	41.7	54.4	48.0				39.6	39.0	43.8	40.8		41.1	41.1			$11,165	$827	$10,338

Cities Near Zip Code 46544

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mishawaka	0.73 mi	19	221^st
South Bend	2.59 mi	42	383^rd
Osceola	4.11 mi	1	95^th
Granger	5.89 mi	5	7^th
Elkhart	6.96 mi	32	350^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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