Schools in Zip Code 46818

ZIP code 46818 contains six public schools — four elementary, one middle and one high school — serving roughly 5,653 students across two districts. Five of the six belong to Northwest Allen County Schools (ranked 53 of 374 districts statewide, 86th percentile, 4 stars), while Washington Center Elementary School is the only campus of Fort Wayne Community Schools (274 of 374, 27th percentile, 1 star). Enrollment is top-heavy: Carroll High School alone has 2,623 students (about 46% of the ZIP), Carroll Middle School has 1,004, and the four elementaries share 2,026.

Carroll High School is the academic anchor, earning 5 stars in each of the last three years and ranking in the top 7–9% of Indiana high schools. Its graduation rate is 96.7% versus the state's 89.7%, and its SAT results are far above state averages in both Evidence-based Reading and Writing (69.97% vs. 51.9%) and Mathematics (40.58% vs. 25.6%). Among elementaries, Hickory Center Elementary School stands out, rising from 3 stars to 4 stars, posting the ZIP's strongest all-grade ELA (53.95%) and Math (52.63%), the lowest chronic absenteeism (4.7%) and the smallest classes (13.4 students per teacher). Carroll Middle School also climbed to 4 stars, with Science (59.63%) a strength even though all-grade Math (39.64%) trails its district's 50.03%. Aspen Meadow Elementary School and Eel River Elementary School sit in the middle at 3 stars each.

Washington Center Elementary School has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (66.18%) and the highest per-student spending ($11,485), and its scores are lower overall — yet it outperforms its own district in all-grade ELA, Math and Science. Chronic absenteeism is below the state rate of 16.7% at every school, but ranges widely from 4.7% at Hickory Center to 16.3% at Washington Center. Fifth-grade Math is a shared weak spot across the elementaries, with most below the state's 42% rate.