Summary:
Zip code 46725 has one middle school, Indian Springs Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Columbia City, Indiana, within the Whitley County Con Schools district. It enrolls 797 students and is the only middle-school option in this zip code, so parents are comparing it mainly to district and state averages rather than to a local peer school.
Indian Springs stands out for attendance and recent improvement. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 7.2%, lower than the district’s 8.1% and well below the state’s 16.7%. The school’s rank rose from 253rd of 491 (2 stars) in 2023–2024 to 175th of 480 (3 stars) in 2024–2025 and 167th of 486 (3 stars) in 2025–2026. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA proficiency was 47.43%, above the district’s 45.01%, and every reported ELA grade level exceeded the state: 6th grade 50.54% vs. 41.3%, 7th grade 44.71% vs. 41.7%, and 8th grade 46.75% vs. 44%. Science was also above district, with all-grade science at 46.21% vs. 43.63%, and 6th-grade science at 46.21% vs. the state’s 41.2%.
Math is the main area to watch. All-grade math proficiency was 33.33%, below the district’s 40.68%, and every reported grade level was below the state: 6th grade 35.02% vs. 40.2%, 7th grade 32.55% vs. 35.9%, and 8th grade 32.24% vs. 34.2%. Math did improve from 31.13% the prior year, but the district improved more, so the gap widened. Science slipped from 52.43% to 46.21%. Other context: 28.73% free/reduced lunch, $10,174 per-student spending, and a 16.5:1 student-teacher ratio.
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