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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46705

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At a glance

School

314

Students

Top rankedCountry Meadow Elementary School555^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Country Meadow Elementary School up 92 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 46705 has one elementary school, Country Meadow Elementary School, serving grades PK–5 in Ashley, Indiana, with 314 students as part of the DeKalb County Ctl United School District. For 2025–2026, the school is rated 2 stars and sits at the 45th percentile, ranking 555 of 1,015. That is an improvement from 2024–2025, when it ranked 647 of 1,005 at the 36th percentile, but it remains below the district’s 52nd percentile and 3-star rating. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8%, slightly better than the district’s 13.1% and well below the state’s 16.7%. Context: 48.09% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending was $11,993 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.5 in 2024–2025.

Math is the clearest academic strength. All-grade math proficiency is 46.27%, above the district’s 39.84%, and it rose 10.16 points from 36.11% the prior year while the district declined slightly. Fourth-grade math is especially strong at 57.14%, above the state’s 52%. ELA is improving but still trails the district: all-grade ELA rose from 27.78% to 36.57%, yet remains below the district’s 40.64%. Fourth-grade ELA is above the state at 46.43% versus 42.2%, but 3rd- and 5th-grade ELA are below state averages. Science shows a sharp decline, falling from 50% to 37.5%, now slightly below the district’s 39.38% and below the state’s 43.8% in 4th grade.

The weakest grade level is 5th grade. In 2025–2026, 5th-grade ELA was 30.95%, math was 35.71%, and social studies was 35.71%, all below both district and state averages; social studies is 11.98 points below the district and 11.49 points below the state. For parents, the takeaway is a mid-range school with real momentum in math and ELA, strong 4th-grade outcomes, and better-than-state attendance. The most actionable priorities appear to be 5th-grade ELA, math, and social studies, plus reversing the science decline. It remains a 2-star school at the 45th percentile, so progress is evident but not yet enough to match the district overall.

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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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
Country Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Cr 10	Ashley	46705	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1017	314	19	16.5	48.1%	287 (91.4%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	46.7	555^th of 1015 public elementary schools	45.3%		37.4	647^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.6%	92	27.8	46.4	31.0	36.6	41.7	57.1	35.7	46.3	37.5	37.5	35.7	$11,993	$1,067	$10,926

Cities Near Zip Code 46705

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ashley	1.79 mi	1	336^th
Pleasant Lake	5.17 mi	1	372^nd
Waterloo	6.55 mi	3	246^th
Hamilton	7.85 mi	3	302^nd
Angola	8.88 mi	5	211^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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