Summary:
Zip code 46773 contains two schools serving grades K–12 — Heritage Elementary School (K–6, 514 students) and Heritage Junior/Senior High School (7–12, 748 students) — both part of East Allen County Schools, a district rated 2 stars at the 45th percentile (204 of 374). There is no standalone middle school; grades 7–8 are housed in the junior/senior high. Combined enrollment is 1,262 students, and both schools are currently rated 2 stars and rank below the 50th percentile — the high school at 34th percentile (272 of 415) and the elementary at 38th percentile (632 of 1,015).
The two schools tell different stories. Heritage Elementary has real strengths in math — 37.05% proficient overall versus 34.64% for the district — plus solid results in 3rd and 5th grade math and 5th grade social studies (46.15%). But its 4th grade ELA (25.64%) and 4th grade science (21.79%) lag well behind district and state, and its ranking has slipped from 3 stars to 2 stars and from the 53rd to the 38th percentile over three years. Heritage Junior/Senior High shows narrower bright spots: 8th grade ELA and math are roughly at district level, and SAT ERW improved slightly to 42.76%. Its concerns are larger — math proficiency of 22.75% (about 12 points below district), SAT math at just 13.1%, and an 88.6% graduation rate below both district and state.
For parents, the most important shared issue is attendance. Chronic absenteeism is 27.5% at the high school and 19.6% at the elementary, both above district (18.7%) and state (16.7%). Notably, the elementary serves a higher free/reduced lunch population (64.01% vs 50.8%) yet posts better math results and lower absenteeism, while the high school spends more per student ($11,906 vs $10,869) with a lower student/teacher ratio (14 vs 15.7) but weaker outcomes — a signal that supports and resource use deserve a closer look rather than simple comparisons.
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