Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46785

Summary:

In the 46785 zip code, there is one standout public elementary school, Riverdale Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 and is part of the DeKalb County Eastern Com School District. Riverdale Elementary consistently ranks in the top 30% of Indiana elementary schools, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years.

Riverdale Elementary outperforms its district and the state of Indiana on key academic metrics, including proficiency rates in ILEARN/English Language Arts, ILEARN/Math, and ILEARN/Science across all grades. With a student-teacher ratio of 18:1 and per-student spending of $10,838, the school appears to be effectively allocating resources to support student learning. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is an area for potential improvement.

Overall, Riverdale Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution that is providing a quality education to its diverse student population, with over 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's academic success despite this challenge is commendable and suggests it is effectively serving the needs of the local community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th 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
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	6127 Sr 1	Saint Joe	46785	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 337-5464	300	17	17.8	41.7%	277 (92.3%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	71.6	270^th of 1005 public elementary schools	73.1%		78.1	202^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	80.0%	68	26.7	43.5	51.2	47.2	43.1	33.3	71.7	43.9	61.1	54.3	71.7	55.6	64.6	48.8	$10,838	$594	$10,244

Cities Near Zip Code 46785

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Joe	0.88 mi	1	113^th
Butler	6.78 mi	2	270^th
Auburn	8.58 mi	2	165^th
Leo	9.23 mi	2	38^th
Waterloo	9.69 mi	3	246^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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