Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46156

Summary:

The 46156 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Milroy Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 151 students. The school's student population is predominantly White (93.38%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (4.64%) and students of two or more races (1.32%).

Academically, Milroy Elementary School has shown variable performance on ILEARN assessments, with some grades and subjects outperforming the Rush County Schools district average, while others lag behind. In the 2023-2024 school year, 45.16% of Milroy students were proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 34.05%. In ILEARN/Math, 38.71% of Milroy students were proficient or better, compared to the district average of 34.47%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.3% is relatively high, which could be a factor impacting academic performance.

Milroy Elementary School serves a population with higher economic needs, with 62.25% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $11,559, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 11.3 to 1. While the school has some areas of strength, the lack of comparative data from other schools in the immediate area makes it difficult to fully evaluate its performance. Further analysis and comparison to broader district or state-level data could provide additional insights to support the school's improvement efforts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)					ILEARN Math (2024)					ILEARN Social Studies (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	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Milroy Elementary School	Public	K-6	215 N Pleasant St	Milroy	46156	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 629-2323	151	12	12.7	61.6%	142 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	58.5	429^th of 1010 public elementary schools	57.5%		49.8	542^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	46.7%	113	33.3	20.0	70.8	48.4	45.2	44.4	40.0	58.3	19.4	38.7	58.3	$11,559	$1,064	$10,495

Cities Near Zip Code 46156

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milroy	0.33 mi	1	201^st
Greensburg	8.13 mi	7	184^th
Rushville	8.28 mi	3	268^th
Waldron	10.89 mi	2	196^th
Arlington	11.39 mi	1	211^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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