Schools in Zip Code 46994

Zip code 46994 covers Walton, Indiana, home to three public schools served by Lewis Cass Schools: Lewis Cass Elementary School (PK–5, 563 students), Lewis Cass Junior High School (6–8, 332 students), and Lewis Cass High School (9–12, 388 students), for a total enrollment of 1,283. The district ranks 234th of 374 in Indiana — the 37th percentile with 2 stars — and all three schools currently hold 2-star ratings.

Attendance is the sharpest difference among the three. Lewis Cass Elementary School reports just 2.3% chronic absenteeism, far below the district's 10.3% and the state's 16.7%, even though it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (57.19%). By contrast, Lewis Cass Junior High School (17.3%) and Lewis Cass High School (16.7%) sit at or above the state rate. Academically, the elementary's bright spots are its 5th graders, above the state in math (48.57% vs. 42%) and social studies (47.62% vs. 47.2%), while 4th grade lags in ELA (20.93% vs. 42.2%), math (30.23% vs. 52%), and science (24.42% vs. 43.8%). The junior high is improving — its rank percentile rose to 48 and science climbed from 26.83% to 33.78% — with 8th grade near state levels in ELA (42.45% vs. 44%) and math (33.96% vs. 34.2%), though 6th grade ELA (25.68% vs. 41.3%) and 7th grade math (23.53% vs. 35.9%) trail.

The high school graduates 98.9% of students, well above the state's 89.7%, and its SAT reading (52.17% vs. 51.9%) edges the state, but SAT math is 15.22% against the state's 25.6%. It also slipped from 3 stars and the 53rd percentile in 2024–2025 to 2 stars and the 40th percentile in 2025–2026. Math is a district-wide weak area, while upper-grade cohorts and specific subjects are the strongest bright spots.