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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46978

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Schools

898

Students

5-star school

Top rankedPioneer Junior-Senior High School16^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Pioneer Elementary School up 151 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 46978 in Royal Center, Indiana, is served by two schools in the Pioneer Regional School Corp: Pioneer Elementary School (PK–6) and Pioneer Junior-Senior High School (6–12).

Pioneer Junior-Senior High School is the clear standout, ranking 16 of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026 (96th percentile, 5 stars), up from 75th in 2023–2024. Its graduation rate is 96.0%, and SAT results are exceptional: 11th-grade Evidence-based Reading and Writing 75% vs. state 51.9%, and Mathematics 46.88% vs. state 25.6%. Eighth-grade math is 60.29% vs. state 34.2%. Its main weak spot is 7th-grade English Language Arts at 24.05%, well below the state’s 41.7%. Pioneer Elementary School is improving—from 802 of 1011 in 2023–2024 to 584 of 1015 (42nd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026—but remains below median. Strengths include 3rd-grade math 70% vs. state 51.9%, 5th-grade math 54.55% vs. state 42%, and chronic absenteeism 12.3%, lower than the high school’s 16.7%. Weak areas are 6th-grade ELA 17.74% vs. state 41.3%, 4th-grade science 28.81% vs. state 43.8%, and 6th-grade science 25.81% vs. state 41.2%.

Both schools show math proficiency exceeding ELA, and both have improved their state ranks over three years. The high school spends $12,560 per student vs. $10,908 at the elementary, and has a lower free/reduced lunch rate (49.18% vs. 56.87%). Note that grade 6 appears in both school configurations, so combined enrollment may overlap. No test scores were suppressed in this data set. The district overall ranks 88 of 374 (76th percentile, 4 stars), but that average hides the wide gap between the top-tier high school and the still-developing elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	109 E Black Lane	Royal Center	46978	Cass County	Pioneer Regional School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 643-2255	473	35	13.7	56.9%	421 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	44.1	584^th of 1015 public elementary schools	42.5%		29.2	735^th of 1005 public elementary schools	26.9%	151			35.0	28.8	42.4	17.7			31.2	70.0	37.3	54.6	32.3			48.6	28.8	25.8	27.3	40.9		$10,908	$407	$10,500
Pioneer Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	417 South Chicago Street	Royal Center	46978	Cass County	Pioneer Regional School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 643-3145	425	32	13.4	49.2%	381 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	90.8	16^th of 415 public high schools	96.1%		78.4	52^nd of 429 public high schools	87.9%	36	75.0	46.9					24.1	45.6	34.0					46.8	60.3	53.1					68.4	$12,560	$68	$12,491

Cities Near Zip Code 46978

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Royal Center	0.29 mi	2	137^th
Logansport	9.04 mi	11	386^th
Rochester	11.55 mi	6	214^th
Winamac	13.98 mi	3	174^th
Monticello	16.16 mi	4	287^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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