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Best Public Schools in Granger, IN

At a glance

Schools

3,181

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedDiscovery Middle School3^rd of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Smallest classes

Prairie Vista Elementary School 17.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

Granger, Indiana is home to five public schools — four elementary schools serving PK–5 or K–5 and one middle school serving grades 6–8, with no high school in this list — all part of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp, enrolling 3,181 students in total. Every school holds a 5-star rating, and the district ranks 34th of 374 Indiana districts (91st percentile).

Among the elementaries, Prairie Vista Elementary School ranks #4 of 1,015 (100th percentile), with ELA 83.46%, Math 84.23%, Science 85.23%, and the group's top 5th-grade social studies score at 91.67%. Northpoint Elementary School is close behind at #6, posting ELA 82.52%, Math 83.44% and Science 84.76%, along with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (13.52%), lowest chronic absenteeism (3.2%) and lowest student-teacher ratio (19.0) in the group. Prairie Vista reaches top outcomes while having the highest free/reduced lunch rate (21.05%) and highest absenteeism (10.1%), showing strong results across different student profiles. Horizon Elementary School (#62, 94th percentile) and Mary Frank Harris Elementary School (#98, 90th percentile) remain in the top 10% statewide; both are stronger in Math (73.96% and 71.12%) than in ELA (62.60% and 65.78%), and Horizon's all-grade ELA sits slightly below the district's 63.48%.

Discovery Middle School ranks #3 of 486 Indiana middle schools (99th percentile), with 8th-grade ELA at 84.29% versus a state rate of 44.0% and 8th-grade Math at 75.64% versus 34.2%. Social studies improved at every elementary from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with Mary Frank Harris making the largest gain (42.42% to 59.42%). Spending shows no simple relationship with outcomes: Mary Frank Harris spends the least ($9,356) and has the highest student-teacher ratio (21.8), yet still earns 5 stars. Granger's enrollment-weighted average exceeds the district in ELA, Math and Science.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10060 Brummitt Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 679-9788	679	34	19.9	17.2%	533 (78.5%)	27 (4.0%)	48 (7.1%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.1%)	90.7	62^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	93.9%		92	56^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.4%	6	61.2	55.3	71.2				62.6	74.4	72.8	74.6				74.0	68.4		68.4	73.7	96.1%		$10,297	$420	$9,877
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	10050 Brummitt Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 674-6010	941	46	20.6	19.4%	678 (72.1%)	29 (3.1%)	64 (6.8%)	106 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.6%)	98.3	3^rd of 486 public middle schools	99.4%		98.2	3^rd of 480 public middle schools	99.4%					76.1	75.2	84.3	78.5				66.7	66.9	75.6	69.7		75.5	75.5				$10,880	$725	$10,155
Northpoint Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50800 Cherry Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 271-8598	577	30	19.0	13.5%	367 (63.6%)	23 (4.0%)	27 (4.7%)	115 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	97.9	6^th of 1015 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.6	3^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	99.7%	3	74.5	89.5	82.7				82.5	80.7	89.5	80.0				83.4	84.8		84.8	89.1	96.7%		$11,039	$432	$10,607
Mary Frank Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13111 Adams Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 272-0340	471	22	21.8	18.7%	360 (76.4%)	24 (5.1%)	25 (5.3%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	87.6	98^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.3%		89.8	84^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.6%	14	46.9	74.1	76.8				65.8	67.2	79.6	68.1				71.1	72.2		72.2	59.4	97.9%		$10,207	$493	$9,714
Prairie Vista Elementary School	Public	K-5	15400 Brick Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 271-0055	513	30	17.3	21.1%	363 (70.8%)	32 (6.2%)	36 (7.0%)	42 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.0%)	98.2	4^th of 1015 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.3	6^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	76.1	86.4	88.1				83.5	85.2	85.2	82.1				84.2	85.2		85.2	91.7	95.7%		$10,845	$356	$10,489

Cities Near Granger

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Bend	2.79 mi	42	375^th
Mishawaka	3.12 mi	19	231^st
Elkhart	6.46 mi	32	349^th
Osceola	6.73 mi	1	82^nd
Wakarusa	14.52 mi	3	15^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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