Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46814

Zip code 46814 in Indiana contains three public elementary schools — Covington Elementary School, Aboite Elementary School and Deer Ridge Elementary — all serving grades K–5 and all part of MSD Southwest Allen County Schls. Together they enroll 1,673 students, ranging from 430 at Deer Ridge to 746 at Covington. The district is a high performer, ranked 32 of 374 Indiana districts (91st percentile, 5 stars), and even the lowest-ranked school in this set places in the 67th percentile statewide.

Aboite is the standout, ranked #2 of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (100th percentile, 5 stars). Its all-grade proficiency is exceptional — 82.58% in ELA, 90.11% in math, 83.33% in science and 81.63% in 5th grade social studies — and it beats the district in every reported subject. Deer Ridge ranks 92 of 1,015 (91st percentile, 5 stars), with ELA at 63.76%, math at 67.69%, science at 56.25% and 5th grade social studies at 77.78%; its science score is below the district's 60.39% but well above the state's 4th grade benchmark of 43.8%. Covington, the largest school at 746 students, ranks 339 of 1,015 (67th percentile, 3 stars) and has climbed from the 61st to the 67th percentile over three years, though it remains below the district in every all-grade subject.

Achievement gaps are wide: Aboite leads Covington by 38.68 points in ELA, 36.2 in math and 36.87 in science. Yet resources differ only modestly — spending per student runs $10,723 to $11,173 and student–teacher ratios 14.3 to 14.6 — so spending and class size alone don't explain the spread. Chronic absenteeism is extraordinarily low (0.6% at Covington, 0.0% at Aboite and Deer Ridge, versus 16.7% statewide). All three schools improved in ELA, math and 5th grade social studies year over year, while science slipped at Covington and Deer Ridge.