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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46952

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Schools

1,182

Students

Top rankedJohn W Kendall Elementary School690^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Allen Elementary School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 46952 in Marion, Indiana contains three elementary schools — John W Kendall Elementary School, Riverview Elementary School, and Allen Elementary School — all serving grades K–4 within Marion Community Schools. Enrollments are similar: 409, 393, and 380 students respectively. The district ranks 301st of 374 Indiana districts (20th percentile, 1 star), and no test scores in this data were suppressed.

John W Kendall Elementary School is the strongest current performer, with the highest all-grade math (43.70%) and science (29.09%) proficiency, the only grade-level result above the state average (60% in 4th-grade math versus 52% statewide), the best 2025–26 rank (690 of 1,015, 32nd percentile, 2 stars), the lowest chronic absenteeism (19.4%), and the lowest student-teacher ratio (15.5). Riverview Elementary School has the most favorable poverty and spending profile — lowest free/reduced lunch (74.05%) and highest per-student spending ($11,911) — plus the best 3rd-grade math (37.93%), but slipped to 1 star and 741 of 1,015, with all-grade math falling from 42.75% to 37.61%.

Allen Elementary School improved the most, gaining +14.40 points in ELA, +5.79 in math, and +6.05 in science, and moving from 0 stars to 1 star, yet remains last (797 of 1,015, 21st percentile) with the highest absenteeism (26.2%) and highest free/reduced lunch (82.37%). All three schools beat the district in all-grade ELA, math, and science, but most grade-level results trail state averages — especially 3rd-grade ELA, where all three sit around 19–21% versus the state's 40.8%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)			ILEARN Math (2026)			ILEARN Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Elementary School	Public	K-4	1115 E Bradford St	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 664-7355	380	24	15.6	82.4%	185 (48.7%)	46 (12.1%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.5%)	23.1	797^th of 1015 public elementary schools	21.5%		11	907^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.8%	110	21.0	37.3	28.9	27.4	33.9	30.6	20.3	20.3	$11,886	$2,173	$9,714
John W Kendall Elementary School	Public	K-4	2009 W Kem Rd	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 662-7364	409	26	15.5	77.5%	201 (49.1%)	59 (14.4%)	68 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (19.6%)	33.4	690^th of 1015 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.9	687^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.6%	3	18.8	36.4	25.9	32.5	60.0	43.7	29.1	29.1	$11,825	$2,140	$9,685
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	513 W Buckingham Dr	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 662-2427	393	23	17.4	74.0%	193 (49.1%)	44 (11.2%)	81 (20.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (18.3%)	27.9	741^st of 1015 public elementary schools	27.0%		36.2	667^th of 1005 public elementary schools	33.6%	74	19.0	33.9	26.5	37.9	37.3	37.6	28.8	28.8	$11,911	$1,988	$9,923

Cities Near Zip Code 46952

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marion	0.28 mi	13	346^th
Sweetser	5.36 mi	1	227^th
Gas City	6.02 mi	3	316^th
Jonesboro	6.68 mi	1
Converse	8.14 mi	3	134^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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