Summary:
ZIP code 46994 has exactly one elementary school: Lewis Cass Elementary School, a PK–5 school in Walton, Indiana, serving 563 students as part of Lewis Cass Schools. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, the most useful comparisons are against its own district and against statewide averages rather than against neighboring schools.
The school’s strongest result is attendance. Chronic absenteeism in 2024–25 was just 2.3%, compared with 10.3% in the district and 16.7% statewide — roughly 4.5 times lower than the district and about 7 times lower than the state. Academically, the bright spots are concentrated in 5th grade. In 2025–26, 5th grade math proficiency was 48.57% versus 42% statewide, and 5th grade social studies was 47.62% versus 47.2% statewide, after coming in at 39.24% in 2024–25 when the state was at 38.5%. All-grade math also beat the district, 37.92% to 34.34%, and both ELA and math all-grade scores improved slightly year over year.
Results elsewhere are weaker. On the 2025–26 state ranking, the school placed 664 of 1,015 (35th percentile) with a 2-star rating, consistent with 2-star ratings and 33rd–37th percentile placements in the two prior years. Fourth grade is the weakest tested grade: ELA 20.93% versus 42.2% statewide, math 30.23% versus 52%, and science 24.42% versus 43.8%. Third grade math was 33.64% versus 51.9% statewide, and all-grade ELA (29.19%) and science (24.42%) trailed the district (31.94% and 28.75%). For context, 57.19% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, spending was $10,922 per student, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.1:1.
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