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Best High Schools in Zip Code 46979

Summary:

Zip code 46979 is home to one high school, Western High School, serving grades 9-12. This public high school is part of the Western School Corporation, which is recognized as a 4-star district and ranks 69th out of 380 in Indiana.

Western High School demonstrates strong performance within the state, ranking 49th out of 398 Indiana high schools in the 2022-2023 academic year, earning a 4-star rating. The school boasts a commendable graduation rate of 88.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. Academically, Western High School excels in several key areas, with proficiency rates in ILEARN/Biology and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing significantly exceeding the Indiana state averages. For instance, in the 2023-2024 academic year, the school's proficiency in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was nearly 10 percentage points higher than the state average.

While Western High School performs well overall, there are areas for potential focus. The proficiency rate in SAT Mathematics, though above the state average, saw a slight decrease from 31.31% in 2023-2024 to 33.52% in 2024-2025. The chronic absenteeism rate stands at 17.8% for 2023-2024, which is a metric to monitor for student engagement. With a free/reduced lunch rate of 32.45%, a notable portion of the student body comes from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The school benefits from a spending per student of $9,932 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.6, indicating good resource allocation and smaller class sizes.

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Cities Near Zip Code 46979

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Russiaville	1.4 mi	4	106^th
Kokomo	6.07 mi	23	326^th
Michigantown	10.97 mi	2	138^th
Galveston	11.07 mi	1
Sharpsville	11.63 mi	2	269^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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