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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46545

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At a glance

Schools

2,104

Students

Districts

Top rankedBittersweet Elementary School123^rd of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Elsie Rogers Elementary School up 65 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Battell Elementary School 12.9 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 46545 in Mishawaka, Indiana is home to five elementary schools serving 2,104 students in grades PK through 6, split between two districts: Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp (PHM) and School City of Mishawaka (SCM). Enrollment ranges from 291 students at Battell Elementary School to 512 at Walt Disney Elementary School. The district lines matter enormously here: PHM ranks 34 of 374 districts (5 stars) statewide, while SCM ranks 272 of 374 (1 star), and the schools in this zip code reflect that divide.

Bittersweet Elementary School and Elsie Rogers Elementary School are the strongest options. Bittersweet ranks in the 88th percentile with 4 stars, posts the highest math proficiency (72.2%) and 5th-grade social studies (59.74%) in the group, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.2%. Elsie Rogers is 4-star as well (81st percentile) and leads in ELA (61.49%) and science (61.4%). Walt Disney, the largest school, ranks in the 55th percentile with 3 stars; it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (61.33%) and its all-grade scores trail its PHM peers, though 4th-grade math (55%) and 5th-grade ELA (47.78%) beat state benchmarks.

Within SCM, Battell is the bright spot, improving from 1 star to 2 stars and beating its district averages in ELA, math, and science. Liberty Elementary School is the lowest performer, holding 1 star for three years with ELA at 19.01% and math at 22.54%, despite the highest per-student spending ($11,645). Notably, SCM spends more per student and has smaller classes than PHM, yet outcomes are lower — spending and class size alone do not explain performance here.

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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)	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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Battell Elementary School	Public	K-6	715 E Broadway	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 254-3900	291	22	12.9	43.3%	173 (59.5%)	48 (16.5%)	26 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.7%)	42	604^th of 1015 public elementary schools	40.5%		39	633^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	37.0%	29	29.7	53.9	32.6	21.4	34.2	37.8	51.3	30.4	16.7	33.5	51.3	28.6	39.5	43.5	$11,084	$1,416	$9,668
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	600 E Pregel Dr	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 254-3700	446	31	14.2	38.1%	246 (55.2%)	95 (21.3%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.3%)	15.4	867^th of 1015 public elementary schools	14.6%		19.4	818^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.6%	49	21.3	23.5	14.5	18.0	19.0	31.2	17.7	19.7	21.3	22.5	15.7	19.7	17.9	17.4	$11,645	$1,435	$10,209
Elsie Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	56219 Currant Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 259-5231	361	22	16.7	40.7%	273 (75.6%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.8%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	79.3	189^th of 1015 public elementary schools	81.4%		73.5	254^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.7%	65	59.3	66.7	58.7		61.5	66.7	68.4	52.4		62.1	61.4		61.4	41.3	$9,435	$978	$8,457
Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	K-5	4015 N Filbert Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 259-2486	512	32	16.0	61.3%	195 (38.1%)	158 (30.9%)	70 (13.7%)	40 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.8%)	55.1	455^th of 1015 public elementary schools	55.2%		57.4	433^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	56.9%	22	38.9	43.8	47.8		43.5	44.4	55.0	37.8		45.4	41.3		41.3	46.7	$10,590	$1,349	$9,241
Bittersweet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55860 Bittersweet	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-6341	494	23	21.4	34.0%	397 (80.4%)	38 (7.7%)	27 (5.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	86.3	123^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	87.9%		88.8	95^th of 1005 public elementary schools	90.5%	28	62.2	61.1	55.8		59.6	81.1	70.8	64.9		72.2	55.6		55.6	59.7	$9,461	$395	$9,066

Cities Near Zip Code 46545

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mishawaka	0.71 mi	19	221^st
South Bend	2.53 mi	42	383^rd
Granger	3.94 mi	5	7^th
Osceola	4.21 mi	1	95^th
Elkhart	6.73 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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