Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47960

ZIP code 47960 covers Monticello, Indiana, and is home to four public schools serving about 1,976 students, all within the Twin Lakes School Corp district: Meadowlawn Elementary School (K–5), Oaklawn Elementary School (K–4), Roosevelt Middle School (6–8), and Twin Lakes Senior High School (9–12). The district as a whole ranks 224 of 374 statewide, at the 40th percentile with 2 stars, but performance varies noticeably from school to school.

Roosevelt Middle School is the standout for overall rating and reading: it is the only school here with 3 stars, sits at the 53rd percentile, and posts the strongest K–8 English Language Arts result at 38.1% proficient, though its math (30.95%) trails the district. Oaklawn Elementary School leads in math and science, with 44.07% proficient in math and 41.67% in science — the best K–8 results in the area — even though it has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate at 64.09%. Meadowlawn Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.0%, well under the district's 16.0%, but the lowest overall rank (34th percentile), weaker ELA at 30.9%, the highest student-teacher ratio at 17.6, and the lowest spending at $10,372 per student.

Twin Lakes Senior High School is the largest school with 620 students and a 90.7% graduation rate, matching the district and exceeding the state's 89.7%. Its main concern is chronic absenteeism at 23.6%, far above district and state levels, alongside a drop from 3 stars to 2 stars, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing falling from 60.31% to 47.4%, and SAT Math at 21.43%, below the state's 25.6%. Overall, this is a mixed group: Roosevelt for rating and reading, Oaklawn for math and science, Meadowlawn for attendance, and the high school for graduation strength but attendance and recent test-score declines.