Summary:
ZIP code 46567 in Syracuse, Indiana is served by three public schools, all part of the Wawasee Community School Corp: one elementary, one middle, and one high school, with no alternative schools. Together they enroll 1,946 students across kindergarten through 12th grade, with the largest share at the high school (836 students, or 43.0%).
Among the three, Wawasee High School holds the strongest overall standing at the 58th percentile with 3 stars, and its Biology results are a bright spot — 59.24% proficiency versus 45.6% statewide. But its profile is mixed: chronic absenteeism is 27.9%, far above the district (16.3%) and state (16.7%), SAT Math was 14.93% versus 25.6% statewide, and the graduation rate is 86.0% against the state's 89.7%. Syracuse Elementary School is the attendance leader at 9.2% chronic absenteeism, well below district and state, and its all-grades math proficiency (44.63%) is 8.02 points above the district. Wawasee Middle School is the most challenged: lowest rank at the 36th percentile with 2 stars, below-district results in ELA, Math, and Science, the highest free/reduced lunch rate (49.18%), and the lowest per-student spending ($11,127).
For parents, two patterns stand out. First, all three schools have slipped in rank percentile since 2023–24: the high school from 78th to 58th, the elementary from 64th to 49th, and the middle from 46th to 36th. Second, attendance, spending, and achievement do not move together here — the highest-ranked school has the worst absenteeism, the best-attended school sits mid-range in rank, and the lowest-spending school also has the weakest test scores. The middle school is the clearest priority for improvement.
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