Summary:
ZIP code 46996 contains exactly one middle school: Winamac Community Middle School, a grades 6–8 school with 239 students at 715 School Dr in Winamac, part of the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corp. Because it is the only middle school in the area, it is the default standout, and all test-score figures for it are exact — none are suppressed or given as ranges.
Its clearest strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 8.0% in 2024–2025, below the district's 8.8% and less than half Indiana's 16.7%, even though 48.54% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Upper-grade reading is strong — 7th-grade ELA is 57.14% proficient versus 41.7% statewide, and 8th-grade ELA is 63.22% versus 44.0% — while math beats the state in every tested grade (6th +4.12 points, 7th +1.0, 8th +4.88). Class sizes are modest at 12.5 students per teacher, and per-student spending was $13,081 in 2023–2024. The watch items: 6th-grade ELA (34.09% vs. 41.3% statewide) and 6th-grade science (34.09% vs. 41.2%) lag the state, and all-grade math and science slipped year over year (math 45.38% to 40.15%; science 39.29% to 34.09%).
Overall, results are mixed but still above average. All-grade ELA rose 6.81 points to 51.35%, ahead of the district's 48.57%, but all-grade math (40.15%) and science (34.09%) trail district figures of 45.49% and 40.59%. Rank history shows a downward drift: 96th of 491 (80th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024 fell to 150th of 486 (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026 — still above roughly two-thirds of Indiana middle schools. For parents, the priorities are 6th-grade ELA and science, plus reversing the math and science declines.
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