Summary:
ZIP code 47965 is served by exactly one public school: New Market Elementary School, an elementary campus in the South Montgomery Com School Corp district serving grades PK–5 with 468 students. The area summary lists one elementary, zero middle, and zero high schools, so this school is the entire public-school profile for the ZIP code in this data. With no local peer schools to compare against, the most useful context comes from the district, the state, and the school's own prior years.
New Market Elementary is a 4-star school ranked 280 of 1,015 statewide in 2025–26 (72nd percentile), up from 335 of 1,005 (67th percentile, 3 stars) the year before, and its district ranks 64 of 374 (83rd percentile, 4 stars). Math is the standout subject: all-grade math is 63.45% proficient versus 56.52% for the district, fifth-grade math is 69.88% versus 65.41% district and 42% state, and third-grade math is 67.07%, well above the state's 51.9%. Chronic absenteeism is another clear strength at 11.4%, below the district's 13.3% and the state's 16.7%.
English language arts is more mixed. All-grade ELA is 49.16%, about 6 points below the district's 55.19%, but it improved 8.79 points from 40.37% the prior year. Third- and fifth-grade ELA are above state levels, while fourth-grade ELA at 38.36% trails both district and state. All-grade science slipped 2.23 points to 45.21% and sits below the district's 49.11%, though fourth-grade science is slightly above both district and state. Fifth-grade social studies posted the biggest turnaround, rising from 32.84% to 49.4%. For context, 43.16% of students receive free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $11,447, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.2.
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