Schools in Zip Code 47338

ZIP code 47338 has just one listed public school — Eaton Elementary School, a K–5 elementary campus with 256 students in the Delaware Community School Corp district. The area summary lists 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high, and 0 alternative schools, so the local public footprint here is limited to the elementary grades; families with older students would look to schools outside this ZIP code.

Eaton Elementary is a consistently high performer. It earned 4 stars in every reported ranking year, and in 2025–26 it ranked 168 of 1,015 schools, placing it in the 83rd percentile; its district ranked 71 of 374 districts, in the 81st percentile with 4 stars. Math is the clearest strength, with proficiency above both district and state at every grade reported: 72.09% in 3rd grade, 66.04% in 4th, and 69.77% in 5th, for 69.06% across all grades versus 51.27% in the district. Fifth grade is exceptional overall — ELA at 69.77% (district 54.34%, state 42.2%), math at 69.77%, and Social Studies at 79.07%, the highest figure in the data set and well above the district's 68.21% and the state's 47.2%. The one below-benchmark result is 4th grade ELA at 35.85%, behind the district's 40.8% and the state's 42.2%, which is worth watching but looks cohort-specific given much stronger 3rd and 5th grade ELA.

Attendance and engagement are also notable: chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, less than half the district's 12.8% and roughly one-third of the state's 16.7%, while 64.45% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Per-student spending was $11,746 in 2023–24, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.4. Year over year, science climbed from 47.5% (below the district's 52.73%) to 56.6% (above the district's 51.67%), and 5th grade Social Studies rose from 61.11% to 79.07%. Rankings have stayed steady at 4 stars — 133 of 1,011, then 189 of 1,005, then 168 of 1,015.