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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46628

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At a glance

Schools

4,045

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLaSalle Academy35^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Success Academy Primary School up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Career Academy Middle School 8.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 46628 contains 10 schools serving roughly 4,045 students — five elementary, three middle, and two high schools. The largest operator is South Bend Community School Corp, which runs six of them: LaSalle Academy, Kennedy Academy, Marquette Montessori Academy, Dickinson Academy, Coquillard Elementary School, and Muessel Elementary School. The other four are separate districts or charters: Success Academy Primary School, Career Academy High School, Career Academy Middle School, and Excel Center - South Bend. District-level ratings are mostly low — South Bend Community School Corp ranks 320th of 374 (14th percentile, 1 star), and the other rated districts are also at 1 star.

LaSalle Academy is the academic standout, ranking 35th of 486 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) with all-grade proficiency of 70.75% ELA, 51.89% math, and 59.26% science — far above its district's 19.98% ELA, 18.46% math, and 20.98% science. Kennedy Academy ranks 286th of 1,015 (72nd percentile, 4 stars) and improved from 3 stars previously, with 52.63% ELA, 53.07% math, and 43.48% science. Both have the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP, around 11%, below the 16.7% state rate and far below their district's 40.3%.

Most other schools face serious challenges. Coquillard Elementary School ranked 1015th of 1015 with 0 stars, Muessel Elementary School ranked 1012th with 0 stars, and Dickinson Academy placed in the 5th percentile with 0 stars. Chronic absenteeism runs high — 46.2% at Coquillard, 54.1% at Muessel, and 96.7% at Excel Center - South Bend. Higher spending does not guarantee results: Coquillard ($18,476) and Muessel ($17,264) have the highest per-student spending in the ZIP. Excel Center's profile is unlike a traditional high school, and its 2025-26 SAT results are state-suppressed, so treat them as unknown. Career Academy High School graduates 97.2% of students (above the state's 89.7%) yet posts only 3.88% SAT math proficiency, while Career Academy Middle School's 92.31% biology EOC score contrasts with low ILEARN results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (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/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	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
Career Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3801 Crescent Circle	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Career Academy High School	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 299-9800	481	47	10.2	53.8%	214 (44.5%)	166 (34.5%)	53 (11.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	18.3	340^th of 415 public high schools	18.1%		26.5	320^th of 429 public high schools	25.4%	20	35.0	3.9																			23.7	$16,034	$5,545	$10,489
Success Academy Primary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3408 Ardmore Trail	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Success Academy Primary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(574) 299-9800	610	34	17.9	75.6%	149 (24.4%)	274 (44.9%)	90 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (15.1%)	22.3	806^th of 1015 public elementary schools	20.6%		13.1	883^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	12.1%	77			14.6	16.7	44.7				25.4	33.3	16.7	23.4				24.6	13.5		13.5	34.4		$10,736	$2,672	$8,064
Career Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3801 Cresent Circle - Suite B	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Career Academy Middle School	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 299-9800	414	50	8.2	60.1%	141 (34.1%)	169 (40.8%)	62 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.2%)	16.4	408^th of 486 public middle schools	16.0%		18.3	391^st of 480 public middle schools	18.5%	17						9.9	24.0	23.0	19.3				9.9	16.0	16.9	14.4		12.1	12.1		92.3	$9,707	$1,525	$8,181
Excel Center - South Bend	Public, Charter	9-12	2721 Kenwood Avenue	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Excel Center - South Bend	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 314-5570	296	8	37.0	11.5%	61 (20.6%)	123 (41.6%)	90 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								(n/a)																						$4,336	$137	$4,199
Coquillard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1245 N Sheridan St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-2000	305	32	9.6	63.6%	28 (9.2%)	196 (64.3%)	48 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	2.1	1015^th of 1015 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	1005^th of 1005 public elementary schools	0.0%	10			2.4	0.0					1.7	3.4	8.1					4.8	0.0		0.0			$18,476	$3,728	$14,748
Dickinson Academy	Public	5-8	4404 Elwood	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3900	309	36	8.6	75.4%	19 (6.1%)	179 (57.9%)	77 (24.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	7.5	462^nd of 486 public middle schools	4.9%		6.7	465^th of 480 public middle schools	3.1%	3					0.0	9.6	6.1	9.5	7.2			2.0	12.5	6.2	3.8	6.3		12.2	12.2	2.0		$13,981	$2,783	$11,199
Kennedy Academy	Public	K-5	609 N Olive St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3100	443	30	15.0	49.9%	157 (35.4%)	132 (29.8%)	103 (23.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.4%)	70.1	286^th of 1015 public elementary schools	71.8%		65.7	331^st of 1005 public elementary schools	67.1%	45			51.7	47.8	56.6				52.6	71.7	50.7	43.4				53.1	43.5		43.5	57.6		$13,458	$2,722	$10,736
Marquette Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1818 Bergan St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	Yes	No	Yes	(574) 393-2400	431	28	15.6	50.1%	168 (39.0%)	143 (33.2%)	47 (10.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.2%)	23.5	793^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	21.9%		32	709^th of 1005 public elementary schools	29.5%	84			14.6	37.1	25.0	25.9	45.0	35.0	27.9	22.9	37.1	15.0	11.1	55.0	19.1	25.1	42.9	25.9	35.5	20.0		$15,572	$3,767	$11,806
Muessel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Blaine St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3400	295	25	11.5	68.8%	43 (14.6%)	181 (61.4%)	34 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)	2.7	1012^th of 1015 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.7	999^th of 1005 public elementary schools	0.6%	13			1.7	0.0	4.4				2.1	3.3	0.0	4.4				2.8	2.6		2.6	6.5		$17,264	$5,814	$11,450
LaSalle Academy	Public	6-8	2701 W Elwood	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4700	461	34	13.7	41.6%	190 (41.2%)	114 (24.7%)	109 (23.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	89.7	35^th of 486 public middle schools	92.8%		94.9	16^th of 480 public middle schools	96.7%	19						67.4	67.5	78.6	70.8				58.5	37.4	63.5	51.9		59.3	59.3			$15,495	$2,445	$13,050

Cities Near Zip Code 46628

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Bend	0.4 mi	42	383^rd
Mishawaka	6.4 mi	19	221^st
Granger	7.88 mi	5	7^th
New Carlisle	10.5 mi	3	49^th
Osceola	12.01 mi	1	95^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.