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Best Public Schools in Montgomery County, IN

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At a glance

Schools

6,091

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSugar Creek Elementary School53^rd of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mollie B Hoover Elementary School up 134 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sugar Creek Elementary School 12 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Athens Virtual Academy of Indiana

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	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	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 Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science 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
Crawfordsville Senior High School	Public	9-12	One Athenian Dr	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	Crawfordsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 362-2340	682	52	13.1	49.7%	448 (65.7%)	15 (2.2%)	194 (28.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	55.1	158^th of 415 public high schools	61.9%		59.5	141^st of 429 public high schools	67.1%	17	51.8	21.1																			46.3	$13,645	$1,244	$12,401
Crawfordsville Middle School	Public	6-8	705 Wallace Ave	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	Crawfordsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 362-2992	569	38	14.9	59.2%	403 (70.8%)	12 (2.1%)	143 (25.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	49.2	237^th of 486 public middle schools	51.2%		46.4	260^th of 480 public middle schools	45.8%	23						32.4	37.6	45.3	38.4				33.0	29.8	28.7	30.5		32.8	32.8			$11,898	$1,297	$10,601
Laura Hose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	800 Fairview Ave	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	Crawfordsville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 362-2886	387	28	13.8	59.9%	288 (74.4%)	8 (2.1%)	75 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)								(n/a)																						$12,328	$1,497	$10,831
Meredith Nicholson Elementary School	Public	2-3	1010 Lane Ave	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	Crawfordsville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 362-2607	377	28	13.7	67.1%	244 (64.7%)	7 (1.9%)	107 (28.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)								(n/a)			24.6						24.6	41.0						41.0						$13,372	$1,771	$11,601
Mollie B Hoover Elementary School	Public	4-5	1301 Elm St	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	Crawfordsville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 362-2691	375	27	14.0	65.6%	251 (66.9%)	9 (2.4%)	101 (26.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	55.8	443^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	56.4%		44.3	577^th of 1005 public elementary schools	42.6%	134				48.2	33.5				40.7		53.0	41.4				47.1	45.2		45.2	42.8		$11,883	$1,424	$10,459
Athens Virtual Academy of Indiana	Public, Virtual	6-12	1 W. Athenian Dr.	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	Crawfordsville Community Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 225-5175	170	4	46.3	29.4%	147 (86.5%)	6 (3.5%)	10 (5.9%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	13.8	355^th of 415 public high schools	14.5%					(n/a)	23.5	5.9						16.7	10.7						11.8	7.4					30.0
North Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	5945 Us 231 N	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	North Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 362-5140	547	40	13.6	33.6%	493 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	56.2	150^th of 415 public high schools	63.9%		43	240^th of 429 public high schools	44.1%	90	50.0	20.3																			51.7	$14,637	$1,080	$13,558
North Montgomery Middle School	Public	6-8	482 W 580 N	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	North Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 364-1071	400	30	13.3	39.3%	362 (90.5%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	75.7	102^nd of 486 public middle schools	79.0%		57.7	191^st of 480 public middle schools	60.2%	89						43.1	51.6	45.3	46.4				61.8	50.8	33.8	48.9		50.7	50.7			$10,280	$319	$9,961
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6895 N 100 W	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	North Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 339-4403	287	20	14.7	37.3%	264 (92.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	86.3	122^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	88.0%		74.3	240^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.1%	118			70.5	65.7	62.8				66.4	75.0	62.9	74.4				71.3	45.7		45.7	62.8		$11,146	$1,018	$10,128
Lester B Sommer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3794 W Us 136	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	North Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 362-3979	342	20	17.1	40.4%	300 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	67.1	319^th of 1015 public elementary schools	68.6%		65.4	334^th of 1005 public elementary schools	66.8%	15			47.1	49.2	51.4				49.0	54.9	61.5	48.7				56.2	46.9		46.9	43.2		$10,499	$1,282	$9,217
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4702 E 300 N	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	North Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 794-4855	271	23	12.0	52.4%	254 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	92	53^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	94.8%		85.2	132^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	86.9%	79			61.8	68.6	67.4				66.1	70.6	85.7	79.6				78.8	71.4		71.4	63.3		$11,856	$758	$11,098
Ladoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	418 E Taylor St	Ladoga	47954	Montgomery County	South Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 942-2203	182	9	20.9	50.5%	172 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	83.6	148^th of 1015 public elementary schools	85.4%		88.8	96^th of 1005 public elementary schools	90.4%	52			41.9	66.7	80.8				61.1	64.5	73.3	80.8				72.2	46.7		46.7	80.8		$13,476	$1,063	$12,414
New Market Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	N Third St	New Market	47965	Montgomery County	South Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 866-0740	468	31	15.2	43.2%	434 (92.7%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	70.8	280^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.4%		65.3	335^th of 1005 public elementary schools	66.7%	55			51.2	38.4	56.6				49.2	67.1	52.1	69.9				63.5	45.2		45.2	49.4		$11,447	$539	$10,908
Southmont Senior High School	Public	9-12	6425 Us 231 S	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	South Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 866-0350	476	33	14.3	32.8%	417 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	65.6	102^nd of 415 public high schools	75.4%		62.2	124^th of 429 public high schools	71.1%	22	69.6	28.4																			35.6	$13,366	$432	$12,934
Walnut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Rd 775 E	New Ross	47968	Montgomery County	South Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 362-0542	166	13	13.0	36.1%	153 (92.2%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	50.4	521^st of 1015 public elementary schools	48.7%		65.6	332^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	67.0%	189			50.0	32.1	41.7				41.5	66.7	42.9	33.3				48.8	39.3		39.3	29.2		$12,947	$923	$12,024
Southmont Junior High School	Public	6-8	6460 Us 231 South	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	South Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 866-2023	392	29	13.6	38.8%	368 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	85.7	52^nd of 486 public middle schools	89.3%		87.3	46^th of 480 public middle schools	90.4%	6						50.5	66.9	64.6	61.1				58.7	59.7	34.7	50.6		54.6	54.6		89.7	$10,579	$378	$10,201

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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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