Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46540

Summary:

The 46540 zip code area is home to 5 schools in the Middlebury Community Schools district, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and average-performing schools, with Orchard View School and Middlebury Elementary School standing out as academic standouts, while Northridge High School maintains a strong graduation rate and statewide ranking.

Orchard View School and Middlebury Elementary School excel in English Language Arts and Math proficiency, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. In contrast, the middle and high schools in the area, Northridge Middle School and Northridge High School, have lower proficiency rates, suggesting a disparity in academic performance between the elementary and secondary levels. Northridge High School, however, stands out with a 94.4% graduation rate and a consistent ranking in the top 25% of Indiana high schools.

The schools in the 46540 zip code serve a predominantly white student population, with racial makeup ranging from 81.87% to 88.24% white students. Chronic absenteeism rates vary, with Northridge High School having the highest at 20.6% and Middlebury Elementary School the lowest at 6.9%. Spending per student also varies, from $9,354 at Northridge High School to $12,103 at Middlebury Elementary School, while student-teacher ratios range from 13.5 at Middlebury Elementary to 18.8 at Northridge High School.

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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
Middlebury Elementary School	Public	K-3	432 S Main St	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-2158	209	15	13.5	31.1%	175 (83.7%)	4 (1.9%)	16 (7.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)								(n/a)			71.7						71.7	73.9						73.9			$12,103	$773	$11,330
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	56779 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-2142	1,390	74	18.8	30.5%	1,138 (81.9%)	15 (1.1%)	183 (13.2%)	17 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.2%)	61	133^rd of 431 public high schools	69.1%		65.8	89^th of 398 public high schools	77.6%	44	58.1	26.1																39.4	$9,354	$363	$8,991
Heritage Intermediate School	Public	4-5	56647 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 822-5396	649	35	18.4	33.4%	571 (88.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	56.5	452^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	55.2%		57	460^th of 1016 public elementary schools	54.7%	8				38.5	43.0				40.9		50.4	37.5				43.2	39.0		$9,533	$458	$9,074
Orchard View School	Public	K-3	56734 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-5405	357	23	15.3	28.3%	315 (88.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)								(n/a)			59.5						59.5	75.0						75.0			$9,542	$580	$8,963
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	56691 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-9531	976	62	15.8	34.7%	806 (82.6%)	16 (1.6%)	116 (11.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.4%)	85.1	59^th of 485 public middle schools	87.8%		73.5	111^th of 489 public middle schools	77.3%	52						46.9	50.2	57.6	51.6				55.5	45.9	67.6	56.5			$10,425	$399	$10,025

Cities Near Zip Code 46540

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middlebury	0.52 mi	5	126^th
Bristol	3.63 mi	2	393^rd
Shipshewana	6.27 mi	2	36^th
Goshen	6.46 mi	12	253^rd
Topeka	9.48 mi	3	47^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46540

Northridge Middle School

Northridge High School

Heritage Intermediate School

Middlebury Elementary School

Orchard View School

Cities Near Zip Code 46540