Summary:
ZIP code 47305 contains two schools — one elementary school serving PK–5 and one alternative PK–12 school — both part of Muncie Community Schools, a district that ranks 307th of 374 in Indiana at the 18th percentile with a 1-star rating. Together the two schools enroll 1,829 students, and roughly 69% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so both serve high-poverty populations. Notably, this ZIP has no traditional middle or high school in the data.
East Washington Academy is the relative bright spot. With 492 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.3, it scores well above its district in ELA (40.52% vs 22.96%), math (45.69% vs 26.26%) and science (28.75% vs 22.94%). It beats state averages in 3rd grade ELA, 5th grade ELA and 5th grade math, and is essentially at the state level in 5th grade social studies, while 4th grade ELA, math and science trail the state. Its state rank has slipped from the 63rd percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 47th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism is 26.7%, better than the district's 35.0% but still above the state's 16.7%.
Muncie Central High School, classified as an alternative school despite its name, enrolls 1,337 students and spends $12,869 per student. Its graduation rate of 87.2% edges the district's 86.5% but trails the state's 89.7%, while SAT and Biology proficiency sit far below state levels — SAT math is 9.7% versus 25.6% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is 42.7%, more than 2.5 times the state's 16.7%. Higher spending and similar poverty levels do not translate into stronger outcomes here, making Muncie Central the most challenged school in this two-school ZIP.
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