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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46573

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At a glance

School

653

Students

5-star school

Top rankedNorth Wood Middle School20^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 46573, there is one middle school, North Wood Middle School, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 657 students. This public school is part of the Wa-Nee Community Schools district.

North Wood Middle School stands out for its consistently high academic performance, significantly exceeding the Indiana state average in English Language Arts, Math, and Science across all tested grades and academic years. Math proficiency is particularly strong, with 6th-grade Math proficiency at 74.75% in the 2023-2024 academic year, well above the state average of 38.1%. The school also boasts an excellent statewide ranking, placing within the top 30 middle schools in Indiana and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three academic years. This strong performance is supported by a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.5 and spending per student of $11,665, which is above the public school average.

While academic achievements are impressive, a key area for consideration at North Wood Middle School is its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 academic year, which is generally considered high and could potentially impact student learning. The school also shows some year-over-year fluctuations in specific test scores, such as a slight decrease in 7th-grade Math proficiency from 70.14% to 68.78% between the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years, suggesting that understanding the reasons behind these shifts could be beneficial for continuous improvement efforts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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 (2025)	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	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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Wood Middle School	Public	6-8	301 N Elkhart	Wakarusa	46573	Elkhart County	Wa-Nee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 862-2710	653	51	12.8	37.2%	543 (83.2%)	10 (1.5%)	66 (10.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	93.8	20^th of 480 public middle schools	95.8%		93.7	22^nd of 491 public middle schools	95.5%	2	61.8	63.9	56.3	60.6	70.1	68.8	62.0	66.9	56.1	56.1	$11,665	$717	$10,948

Cities Near Zip Code 46573

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wakarusa	1.79 mi	3	33^rd
Mishawaka	5.68 mi	19	221^st
Nappanee	6.79 mi	3	79^th
Bremen	7.43 mi	2	117^th
Elkhart	7.52 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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