Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46767

ZIP code 46767 covers Ligonier, Indiana, and is served by four public schools — two elementary, one middle, and one high school — all part of West Noble School Corporation. Together they enroll 2,192 students across grades PK–12. The district is rated 222nd of 374 Indiana districts (41st percentile, 2 stars), below the state median, and poverty is high throughout: free/reduced lunch ranges from 54.72% at West Noble High School to 62.37% at West Noble Elementary School.

West Noble Middle School (5–8) is the strongest performer in current rankings — 238 of 486, 51st percentile, 3 stars, the only 3-star school in the group — and its 8th grade math proficiency of 50.97% far exceeds the state's 34.2%. Its chronic absenteeism of 8.4% is tied for the lowest here and half the state rate of 16.7%. West Noble Elementary School (2–4) showed the biggest improvement, climbing from 25th percentile and 1 star to 42nd percentile and 2 stars, with gains in ELA (20.19% to 31.9%), math (43.57% to 51.25%), and science (25.29% to 33.57%) — notable given it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate in the group.

West Noble High School (9–12) has the largest enrollment (742) and the strongest graduation rate at 91.7%, above the state's 89.7%, but its SAT results lag well behind the state and its rank slipped from 3 stars to 2 stars (38th percentile). West Noble Primary School (PK–1) has no current test data because it serves only the youngest grades; its absenteeism is 14.4%. ELA and science remain weak spots in the middle and elementary grades, and the high school has the lowest per-student spending ($10,465) while the primary has the highest ($12,149). In short: the elementary is improving, the middle is the highest-ranked, and the high school's college-readiness scores are the area's biggest concern.