Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46793

Summary:

The 46793 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 high school, 1 middle school, and 1 elementary school - all part of the DeKalb County Ctl United School District. While the high school and middle school demonstrate strong academic performance, the elementary school struggles to meet state and district averages.

DeKalb High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 68th out of 431 Indiana high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. With a 91.2% 4-year graduation rate and 62.2% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, DeKalb High School outperforms the state average. In contrast, Waterloo Elementary School faces academic challenges, with only 20.83% of students proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts and 39.58% in ILEARN Math.

Factors such as socioeconomic status and resource allocation may contribute to the performance disparities observed in the area. Waterloo Elementary School has the highest percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 66.36%, and despite its higher per-student spending of $13,844, it continues to underperform. Chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.1% at DeKalb Middle School to 31.0% at DeKalb High School, may also be a contributing factor to the academic challenges faced by some of the schools in the 46793 zip code area.

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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
DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	3424 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1012	1,052	60	17.4	37.7%	948 (90.1%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (4.9%)	18 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	24 (2.3%)	69.9	81^st of 431 public high schools	81.2%		65	98^th of 398 public high schools	75.4%	17	62.2	29.5																44.9	$10,501	$297	$10,204
DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	3338 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1013	774	50	15.4	44.1%	701 (90.6%)	5 (0.6%)	39 (5.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	67.9	148^th of 485 public middle schools	69.5%		71.5	124^th of 489 public middle schools	74.6%	24						48.1	48.8	57.7	51.4				28.9	30.9	36.1	31.8			$9,685	$320	$9,366
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E Douglas St	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1011	224	14	15.5	72.3%	203 (90.6%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	27.7	748^th of 1010 public elementary schools	25.9%		27.2	757^th of 1016 public elementary schools	25.5%	9			26.7	25.0	7.7				20.8	40.0	52.5	19.2				39.6	0.0		$13,844	$1,503	$12,341

Cities Near Zip Code 46793

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterloo	0.37 mi	3	192^nd
Auburn	3.94 mi	2	161^st
Ashley	5.18 mi	1	309^th
Garrett	7.69 mi	3	355^th
Butler	8.01 mi	2	336^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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