Summary:
ZIP code 46779 has just one elementary school: Pleasant Lake Montessori School, a K–6 school with 99 students at 1205 W Main St in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, serving as part of MSD Steuben County. Because it is the only elementary option in the area, there is no other local school to compare it with — the useful comparisons are against its own past results, its district, and state averages.
The school's overall picture is mixed and has shifted recently. Its latest statewide rank is 782 of 1015, the 23rd percentile with 1 star, down from the 52nd percentile and 3 stars in 2023-2024 — a drop from the middle of Indiana schools to the bottom quartile, while MSD Steuben County sits at 179 of 374, the 52nd percentile with 3 stars. Math is the clearest weakness: all-grade math proficiency is 10.87%, 28.92 points below the district, with 3rd grade at 16.67%, 4th grade at 6.25%, and 5th grade at 15.38%. Fourth grade is especially weak, with ELA and math both at 6.25%. Science also fell sharply, from 35.29% to 23.81% year over year. On the positive side, 3rd grade ELA (41.67%) and 5th grade ELA (46.15%) are above both district and state levels.
Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength at 15.7%, below the district's 17.7% and the state's 16.7%. The school also reports 72.73% free/reduced lunch eligibility, $13,659 in per-student spending, and a 12.9 student-teacher ratio. With only 99 students in K–6, single-grade percentages can swing widely from year to year, so all-grade figures and multi-year trends are more reliable guides. The most urgent focus appears to be math intervention, particularly in the early and middle elementary grades, while protecting the ELA gains in 3rd and 5th grades.
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