Summary:
ZIP code 47859 contains one elementary school: Turkey Run Elementary School in Marshall, Indiana, which serves grades PK–5 with 248 students and belongs to the North Central Parke Community School Corp. Because it is the only school in this ZIP code, there are no local peers to compare it with, so the figures below compare it with its district and the state.
Turkey Run Elementary has real strengths. Third grade math proficiency is 67.65%, above the district's 60.24% and the state's 51.9%, and third grade ELA is 52.94%, also above district and state. Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, well below the district's 14.0% and the state's 16.7% — a notable result given that 62.1% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Science proficiency in 2024–25 was 52.94% versus 41.99% district-wide, and fifth grade social studies that year was 48.39% versus 43.53% district and 38.5% state. Class sizes are relatively small at a 10.6:1 student-teacher ratio, with per-student spending of $10,550 in 2023–24.
The challenges are concentrated in the upper grades. Fourth grade ELA is 23.53% (18.67 points below state) and fourth grade math is 32.35% (19.65 points below state); fifth grade ELA and math are both 25.81%, far below state as well. Science fell from 52.94% in 2024–25 to 41.18% in 2025–26, and fifth grade social studies dropped from 48.39% to 35.48%. The school's state rank has also slipped, from 57th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24 to 48th percentile in 2024–25 and 41st percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, below its district's 64th percentile and 3 stars. Overall, attendance and third grade results are bright spots, while upper-elementary ELA and math are the clearest areas for improvement.
Thank you for your feedback!