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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 47302

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Top rankedCowan Elementary School362^nd of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 47302 in Muncie, Indiana contains four schools listed at the elementary level, and they are not all in the same district or grade span: South View Elementary School and Grissom Elementary School are PK–5 schools in Muncie Community Schools, Cowan Elementary School is K–6 in Cowan Community School Corp, and Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry, which is its own district, serves PK–8. Because Cowan and Inspire include grades beyond 5th, their all-grade figures include 6th grade—and for Inspire, 7th and 8th grade—which makes direct comparisons with South View and Grissom imperfect.

Cowan Elementary is the standout here. Its 2025-26 all-grade proficiency was 39.91% in ELA, 53.51% in Math, and 49.11% in Science, the highest in this ZIP code, and it is the only school ranked above the state's midpoint: 362 of 1,015, or the 64th percentile, with 3 stars. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.7%, compared with the state's 16.7%, the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 54.03%, and the lowest spending per student at $9,692. Its grade-level strengths include 3rd grade ELA at 55.93% (state: 40.8%), 6th grade Math at 65.38% (state: 40.2%), and 5th grade Social Studies at 56.14% (state: 47.2%), though 4th grade ELA (28.33%) and 5th grade ELA (31.58%) fall below the state's 42.2%.

The other three schools show substantial challenges. South View's all-grade proficiency is 11.22% in ELA, 18.05% in Math, and 8.06% in Science, with 40.5% chronic absenteeism and a rank of 964 of 1,015 (5th percentile, 0 stars). Grissom posts the lowest ELA at 9.55%, plus 15.92% in Math and 8.20% in Science, ranking 974 of 1,015 (4th percentile, 0 stars) despite the highest spending per student at $15,741 and 30.2% chronic absenteeism. Inspire has the highest absenteeism (45.7%) and free/reduced-lunch rate (95.52%), with 12.15% ELA, 13.08% Math, and 43.33% Science—the Science figure is lifted by 6th grade Science at 63.16% while 4th grade Science is just 9.09%—ranking 819 of 1,015 (19th percentile, 1 star). Across this group, higher spending does not track with stronger results, and lower absenteeism lines up with higher proficiency.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2801 E 16th St	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 216-7980	201	14	14.3	95.5%	112 (55.7%)	42 (20.9%)	17 (8.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (13.4%)	20.6	819^th of 1015 public elementary schools	19.3%		9.1	929^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.6%	110	4.4	8.3	9.1	31.6	15.4	5.6	12.2	13.0	25.0	9.1	31.6	0.0	0.0	13.1	9.1	63.2	43.3	9.5			$13,169	$1,202	$11,967
Cowan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1000 W Cr 600 S	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Cowan Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 289-7129	409	29	14.3	54.0%	367 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	63.4	362^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	64.3%		48.7	532^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	47.1%	170	55.9	28.3	31.6	44.2			39.9	50.9	53.3	45.6	65.4			53.5	46.7	51.9	49.1	56.1	93.1%		$10,784	$557	$10,227
Grissom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 S Macedonia Ave	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5401	411	29	13.9	74.2%	249 (60.6%)	64 (15.6%)	20 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (18.5%)	6.7	974^th of 1015 public elementary schools	4.0%		11.3	905^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.0%	69	9.5	11.5	7.4				9.6	11.9	21.3	13.0				15.9	8.2		8.2	13.0	0%		$15,983	$5,306	$10,677
South View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Franklin	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5226	470	37	12.5	90.0%	271 (57.7%)	78 (16.6%)	28 (6.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (18.1%)	7.3	964^th of 1015 public elementary schools	5.0%		8.4	946^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.9%	18	13.6	6.5	12.9				11.2	23.2	16.1	13.1				18.1	8.1		8.1	6.5	50%		$14,379	$4,123	$10,256

Cities Near Zip Code 47302

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Muncie	0.64 mi	20	282^nd
Indianapolis	1.74 mi	267	357^th
Yorktown	5.9 mi	4	92^nd
Selma	6.09 mi	3	103^rd
Gaston	9.88 mi	3	247^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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