Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47368

Summary:

The 47368 zip code is home to two schools: Monroe Central Elementary School and Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Monroe Central School Corp. While the junior-senior high school has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, the elementary school has seen a decline, with both schools facing challenges in academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Monroe Central Elementary School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 374 out of 1,016 Indiana elementary schools, a significant drop from its 255th ranking in 2020-2021. The school's proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math are relatively low compared to state averages, with the lowest proficiency in 4th grade English Language Arts at 27.96%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and spends $9,356 per student, which is below the state average.

In contrast, Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School has shown improvement, moving from a 257th ranking in 2020-2021 to 156th out of 398 Indiana high schools in 2022-2023, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school still faces challenges, with relatively low proficiency rates in ILEARN Math and SAT Math compared to state averages, the lowest being 28.92% in 8th grade Math. Like the elementary school, the junior-senior high school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, but it spends $12,112 per student, which is higher than the elementary school but still below the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1878 N Cr 1000 W	Parker City	47368	Randolph County	Monroe Central School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 468-7545	470	37	12.8	42.3%	437 (93.0%)	10 (2.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	53.7	180^th of 429 public high schools	58.0%		41.8	255^th of 432 public high schools	41.0%	75	56.9	19.0					36.3	43.4	39.9					43.8	28.9	36.2					44.4	$12,112	$199	$11,912
Monroe Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10421 W Sr 32	Parker City	47368	Randolph County	Monroe Central School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 468-7725	680	39	17.6	50.1%	624 (91.8%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	50.3	511^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.2%		61.3	396^th of 1011 public elementary schools	60.8%	115			29.4	28.0	34.2	37.8			32.3	61.8	45.2	36.8	47.6			47.3	35.5	37.8	36.6	43.4		$9,356	$692	$8,663

Cities Near Zip Code 47368

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parker City	0.96 mi	2	202^nd
Selma	3.89 mi	3	122^nd
Albany	7.98 mi	1	212^th
Muncie	8.7 mi	20	297^th
Modoc	10.38 mi	5	387^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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