Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46163

Summary:

The 46163 zip code area in Southern Hancock County, Indiana is home to 5 high-performing schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation. The standout school in the area is New Palestine High School, which is ranked 40th out of 431 high schools in Indiana and boasts a 96.9% 4-year graduation rate and strong student performance on standardized tests.

Another top-performing school in the 46163 zip code is New Palestine Junior High School, which is ranked 35th out of 485 middle schools in the state and has particularly impressive results in English Language Arts. The elementary schools in the area, including New Palestine Intermediate School, New Palestine Elementary School, and Sugar Creek Elementary School, also demonstrate strong academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates.

Overall, the schools in the 46163 zip code area provide a high-quality education, with the district ranking 19th out of 381 school districts in Indiana and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the predominantly white student populations at these schools may raise questions about diversity and equity that warrant further examination.

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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
New Palestine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4801 S 500 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	Southern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-5287	577	26	22.1	23.7%	533 (92.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	85.1	127^th of 1010 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.9	61^st of 1016 public elementary schools	94.0%	66			61.4	54.5					57.8	73.3	64.3					68.5			$8,992	$208	$8,784
New Palestine High School	Public	9-12	4485 S Victory Dr	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	Southern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4417	1,195	62	19.2	22.8%	1,086 (90.9%)	11 (0.9%)	46 (3.8%)	13 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (2.8%)	83.8	38^th of 431 public high schools	91.2%		81.2	38^th of 398 public high schools	90.5%		64.5	40.1																58.2	$10,593	$446	$10,147
New Palestine Intermediate School	Public	5-6	5613 W 200 South	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	Southern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4463	579	30	19.3	28.7%	524 (90.5%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)								(n/a)					51.9	46.6			49.0			58.0	56.4			57.1	45.0		$8,167	$386	$7,782
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2337 S 600 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	Southern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-6747	565	30	19.1	30.3%	508 (89.9%)	10 (1.8%)	24 (4.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	70.4	294^th of 1010 public elementary schools	70.9%		74.4	238^th of 1016 public elementary schools	76.6%	56			50.0	46.1					47.9	59.7	56.3					57.9			$8,862	$189	$8,674
New Palestine Junior High School	Public	7-8	2279 S 600 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	Southern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4487	618	34	18.4	27.3%	549 (88.8%)	8 (1.3%)	30 (4.9%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	91.5	35^th of 485 public middle schools	92.8%		89.8	37^th of 489 public middle schools	92.4%	2							56.3	62.7	59.6					55.6	50.6	53.0		96.8	$9,331	$399	$8,931

Cities Near Zip Code 46163

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Palestine	1.15 mi	5	34^th
Indianapolis	3.69 mi	258	368^th
Greenfield	6.16 mi	9	139^th
Fairland	8.64 mi	3	123^rd
Beech Grove	9.05 mi	5	357^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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