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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46544

At a glance

Schools

2,957

Students

Districts

Top rankedElm Road Elementary School321^st of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Meadow's Edge Elementary School 14 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

1★

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Summary:

ZIP code 46544 contains seven elementary schools serving roughly 2,957 students, mostly in grades PK/K–6 (though Elm Road Elementary School and Meadow's Edge Elementary School run PK–5), split between the larger School City of Mishawaka with five schools and the smaller Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp with two. The two districts have sharply different track records: P-H-M ranks 34th of 374 Indiana districts with 5 stars, while Mishawaka ranks 272nd with 1 star.

Elm Road Elementary School is the strongest school in the ZIP, with ELA 47.13, Math 53.64, and Science 52.33 — all above Indiana's grade-level ranges — plus the lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.0%, while spending the least per student ($10,150). Twin Branch Elementary School posts the ZIP's best Math score (57.14), beating the state benchmark at every tested grade. Fred J Hums Elementary School combines the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (25.08%) with strong upper grades, including 6th grade Math 63.64 and 5th grade Math 60. Meadow's Edge Elementary School is moderate (ELA 40.72, Math 45.88) but well below P-H-M's district averages.

Lasalle Elementary School (ELA 17.97, Math 25.2) and Emmons Elementary School (ELA 22.42, Math 25.11) are the lowest performers, with the ZIP's highest absenteeism at 27.5% and 28.4%; Emmons' 5th grade is especially weak (ELA 8.33, Math 18.33). Beiger Elementary School is moderate and declining, dropping from 2 stars to 1. ZIP-wide, ELA and Science averages slipped year over year while Math held steady, and spending or class size showed no clear link to results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th 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 All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	30.2	716^th of 1015 public elementary schools	29.5%		44.4	576^th of 1005 public elementary schools	42.7%	140	33.3	16.3	30.9	12.7	23.5	49.2	36.7	30.9	23.8	35.2	32.7	25.4	28.6	34.6	100%		$10,561	$907	$9,655
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%)	21.1	815^th of 1015 public elementary schools	19.7%		21.8	801^st of 1005 public elementary schools	20.3%	14	31.8	31.9	8.3	18.0	22.4	24.2	38.3	18.3	22.0	25.1	29.8	24.0	26.8	15.3	100%		$12,039	$1,319	$10,720
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%)	53	485^th of 1015 public elementary schools	52.2%		65.8	330^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.2%	155	31.4	23.2	47.3	59.1	39.3	41.2	30.4	60.0	63.6	48.1	23.2	56.8	38.0	45.5	100%		$10,549	$488	$10,062
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%)	17.8	840^th of 1015 public elementary schools	17.2%		19.2	820^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.4%	20	16.2	19.1	14.3	22.4	18.0	21.6	26.9	25.5	27.6	25.2	25.4	20.7	23.2	23.2	80%		$14,120	$1,131	$12,989
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%)	61.9	375^th of 1015 public elementary schools	63.1%		69.6	293^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	70.8%	82	51.0	27.8	35.9	38.6	39.0	55.1	55.6	52.8	65.9	57.1	41.7	50.0	46.3	41.5	95.5%		$11,142	$395	$10,747
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%)	51.2	508^th of 1015 public elementary schools	50.0%		50.9	502^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	50.0%	6	44.6	34.8	43.5		40.7	50.0	40.6	47.8		45.9	42.0		42.0	37.7	96.5%		$12,646	$1,409	$11,237
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%)	67	321^st of 1015 public elementary schools	68.4%		66.8	321^st of 1005 public elementary schools	68.1%		40.2	51.2	50.6		47.1	54.4	57.0	49.4		53.6	52.3		52.3	50.6	98.7%		$11,555	$1,097	$10,458

Cities Near Zip Code 46544

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mishawaka	0.73 mi	19	231^st
South Bend	2.59 mi	42	375^th
Osceola	4.11 mi	1	82^nd
Granger	5.89 mi	5	4^th
Elkhart	6.96 mi	32	349^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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