Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46161

Summary:

The 46161 zip code in Indiana is home to two schools: Morristown Junior-Senior High School and Morristown Elementary School, both part of the Shelby Eastern Schools district. While Morristown Junior-Senior High School stands out as the stronger performer, with a 3-star rating and high graduation rates, Morristown Elementary School faces challenges in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Math.

Morristown Junior-Senior High School ranks 158 out of 431 Indiana high schools and maintains an impressive 97.7% 4-year graduation rate. The school outperforms the district and state averages in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math proficiency for most grade levels and has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.7%. In contrast, Morristown Elementary School ranks 541 out of 1,010 Indiana elementary schools and struggles with lower proficiency rates in ILEARN, particularly in 3rd grade, as well as a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9%.

The data suggests that the significant difference in academic performance between the two schools may be influenced by factors such as student-teacher ratio and spending per student. Morristown Junior-Senior High School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3, compared to 17 at Morristown Elementary School, and spends $11,391 per student, while Morristown Elementary School spends $9,935 per student. These disparities may contribute to the observed performance gap and warrant further investigation to identify opportunities for improvement at the elementary school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morristown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 W Main St.	Morristown	46161	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 763-6648	307	18	17.0	46.9%	294 (95.8%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	48.5	541^st of 1010 public elementary schools	46.4%		54	492^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	51.6%	49			15.4	36.2	38.5				29.8	42.3	60.9	42.3				48.0	38.5		$9,935	$1,055	$8,880
Morristown Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	223 S Patterson St	Morristown	46161	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 763-1221	320	26	12.3	40.6%	302 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	56.7	157^th of 431 public high schools	63.6%		53.2	160^th of 398 public high schools	59.8%	3	53.7	22.0				50.0	44.9	31.1	42.7				62.5	46.9	26.7	46.7		42.9	$11,391	$634	$10,757

Cities Near Zip Code 46161

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morristown	0.14 mi	2	171^st
Greenfield	6.15 mi	9	139^th
Arlington	6.8 mi	1	338^th
Fairland	10.02 mi	3	123^rd
Shelbyville	10.26 mi	11	310^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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