Summary:
ZIP code 47304 in Muncie contains four schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12: two elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and one alternative school (K–12), with no traditional high school in the ZIP. All four belong to Muncie Community Schools, a district ranked 307 of 374 in Indiana at the 18th percentile with 1 star, and together they enroll roughly 1,599 students.
Northside Middle School is the strongest academic performer, leading the ZIP in ELA (33.55%) and science (36.32%) and posting a Biology End of Course result of 76.92%, far above the district's 28.85%. Its rank improved from the 30th to the 45th percentile while holding 2 stars, but its chronic absenteeism of 40.9% is the highest in the area and above the district's 35.0%. West View Elementary School has the highest math proficiency at 38.25% and gained in every subject, rising to 2 stars and the 32nd percentile; its 22.1% absenteeism is the lowest in the ZIP. North View Elementary School is close behind in math at 37.89%, but its ELA fell from 33.33% to 21.12% and its rank dropped to the 24th percentile and 1 star.
Across the three traditional schools, math and science results exceed the district's 26.26% and 22.94%, while ELA is weaker. Attendance is a shared challenge: every school is above the state's 16.7% chronic absenteeism rate. Youth Opportunity Center serves a different population — just 47 students — with the highest spending ($21,614 per student) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.8), yet very low proficiency (15.79% ELA, 5.56% math), and some results are suppressed or missing, so it should not be compared directly with the other schools.
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