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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 47342

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School

427

Students

Top rankedWes-Del Elementary School524^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 47342 is home to two elementary schools, Wes-Del Elementary School and Wes-Del Preschool, both part of the Wes-Del Community Schools district. Wes-Del Elementary School serves students in Kindergarten through 5th grade, while Wes-Del Preschool focuses on pre-kindergarten students. The district itself is ranked 199 out of 380 districts in Indiana and holds a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wes-Del Elementary School appears to be the primary elementary institution in the area, serving a larger student body of 411 students. It shows a strong performance in Math, with proficiency rates significantly exceeding the Indiana state average, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade. However, the school faces challenges in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science, where proficiency rates are lower than the state average. Despite these challenges, the school has demonstrated an upward trend in its statewide ranking, improving from 661 in 2020-2021 to 466 in 2022-2023, accompanied by an increase in its SchoolDigger star rating from 2 to 3 stars. The school has a spending per student of $12,836 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.9.

Both Wes-Del Elementary School and Wes-Del Preschool share a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a potential district-wide issue. A notable difference exists in their free/reduced lunch rates, with Wes-Del Elementary School at 51.09% and Wes-Del Preschool at 15%, indicating varying socioeconomic demographics. Wes-Del Preschool, with 20 students, has a spending per student of $10,300 and a student-teacher ratio of 15. The district's overall performance, with Wes-Del Elementary School's strengths in Math, contributes to the district's standing, though ELA and Science may require focused improvement efforts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wes-Del Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Jackson St	Gaston	47342	Delaware County	Wes-Del Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 358-3079	427	27	15.8	59.3%	405 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	49.2	524^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.9%		50.3	522^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	48.4%	2	32.8	29.0	39.1	33.7	64.7	37.1	42.2	48.5	32.3	32.3	42.2	$12,836	$1,755	$11,081

Cities Near Zip Code 47342

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gaston	0.19 mi	3	271^st
Summitville	7.43 mi	1
Muncie	7.73 mi	20	297^th
Eaton	8.47 mi	1	64^th
Yorktown	8.73 mi	4	75^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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