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Best ZIP codes for schools in Indiana
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 590 Indiana ZIPs qualify.
Indiana ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 46280Carmel
Indiana
- School quality index
- 74.6
- ZIP population
- ~8k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
2ZIP 46032Carmel
Indiana
- School quality index
- 74.2
- ZIP population
- ~52k
- Avg. temperature
- 53°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
3ZIP 46033Carmel
Indiana
- School quality index
- 73.5
- ZIP population
- ~41k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
4ZIP 46077Zionsville
Indiana
- School quality index
- 71.7
- ZIP population
- ~37k
- Avg. temperature
- 53°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
5ZIP 46112Brownsburg
Indiana
- School quality index
- 71.3
- ZIP population
- ~44k
- Avg. temperature
- 54°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
6ZIP 46321Munster
Indiana
- School quality index
- 70.0
- ZIP population
- ~24k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 47575 | Saint Anthony | Dubois County | 69.6 |
| #8 | 46074 | Westfield | Hamilton County | 68.7 |
| #9 | 47532 | Ferdinand | Dubois County | 67.3 |
| #10 | 46168 | Plainfield | Hendricks County | 66.5 |
| #11 | 46573 | Nappanee | Elkhart County | 66.0 |
| #12 | 46037 | Fishers | Hamilton County | 65.8 |
| #13 | 46038 | Fishers | Hamilton County | 65.8 |
| #14 | 46167 | Brownsburg | Hendricks County | 65.6 |
| #15 | 46550 | Nappanee | Elkhart County | 65.1 |
| #16 | 46149 | Brownsburg | Hendricks County | 65.0 |
| #17 | 46163 | New Palestine | Hancock County | 64.6 |
| #18 | 46561 | Mishawaka | St. Joseph County | 64.5 |
| #19 | 46165 | North Salem | Hendricks County | 63.7 |
| #20 | 47579 | Santa Claus | Spencer County | 63.5 |
| #21 | 47610 | Chandler | Warrick County | 63.4 |
| #22 | 47630 | Newburgh | Warrick County | 63.4 |
| #23 | 47637 | Boonville | Warrick County | 63.4 |
| #24 | 47523 | Dale | Spencer County | 63.3 |
| #25 | 47601 | Boonville | Warrick County | 63.3 |
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