Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47303

The 47303 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, which are part of two different school districts - Delaware Community School Corp and Muncie Community Schools. While the schools in the Delaware Community School Corp, such as Delta High School and Royerton Elementary School, consistently perform well and rank among the top schools in Indiana, Longfellow Elementary School in the Muncie Community Schools district is significantly underperforming.

Royerton Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, with consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (54.18%) and Math (64.88%) across all grades, well above the state and district averages. In contrast, Longfellow Elementary School has very low proficiency rates in these subjects, at just 15.27% in ELA and 16.79% in Math. This stark contrast in academic performance is further highlighted by the schools' chronic absenteeism rates, with Royerton at a low 10.4% and Longfellow at a high 32.1%.

Delta High School also performs well, ranking in the top 25% of Indiana high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a strong 95.8% 4-year graduation rate and its test scores in SAT Reading/Writing (53.49%) and Biology (36.02%) are above the state and district averages. These findings suggest that the schools in the Delaware Community School Corp are generally outperforming the school in the Muncie Community Schools district, which may be attributed to factors such as resources, policies, and leadership at the district level.