Summary:
ZIP code 47302 in Muncie, Indiana contains six schools serving roughly 2,278 students: four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, with enrollment ranging from 201 to 470 students per school. They are split across three governing systems — Muncie Community Schools (three schools, 59% of students), Cowan Community School Corp (two schools, 32%), and the Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry charter (9%).
The clear standout is Cowan Elementary School, the only school in the ZIP to earn 3 stars, ranked 362 of 1,015 (64th percentile). It posts the highest proficiency in every subject measured — Math 53.51%, Science 49.11%, and English Language Arts 39.91% — and chronic absenteeism of just 5.7%, against a state rate of 16.7%. Cowan High School also earns 3 stars, with a 92.3% graduation rate above Indiana's 89.7% and SAT reading at 50.94%, essentially level with the state's 51.9%. Its weak spot is math: SAT Math 15.09% versus 25.6% statewide.
At the other end, Southside Middle School spends the most per student ($17,651) yet has the ZIP's lowest all-grades Math proficiency (9.05%) and the highest chronic absenteeism (46.3%). Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry has the highest poverty indicator (95.52% free/reduced lunch) and 45.7% absenteeism. South View Elementary School and Grissom Elementary School sit at the 5th and 4th percentiles. Across all six schools, attendance and poverty concentration track closely with achievement, and math is the weakest area, especially in the secondary grades.
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