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Best Elementary Schools in Whitley County, IN

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Schools

2,475

Students

Districts

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Top rankedSouth Whitley Elementary School64^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

South Whitley Elementary School up 338 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Coesse School 14.4 students per teacher

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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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
Northern Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	5209 N Sr 109	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 691-2371	504	33	15.1	30.0%	467 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	62.8	368^th of 1015 public elementary schools	63.7%		59.2	415^th of 1005 public elementary schools	58.7%	47	55.6	43.8	40.2	46.3	66.7	41.6	59.8	55.6	44.9	44.9	42.5	90.4%		$10,532	$412	$10,119
Coesse School	Public	K-5	2250 S 500 E	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 244-3351	291	20	14.4	48.5%	266 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	56	439^th of 1015 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.3	557^th of 1005 public elementary schools	44.6%	118	51.9	62.2	37.2	50.7	53.7	44.4	34.9	45.1	46.7	46.7	27.9	90.3%		$11,269	$763	$10,507
Mary Raber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Jackson St	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 244-5857	297	19	15.4	32.7%	270 (90.9%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	34.6	678^th of 1015 public elementary schools	33.2%		22.2	797^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.7%	119	48.7	20.0	45.8	36.6	32.4	27.5	41.7	32.7	30.0	30.0	29.2	91.4%		$11,846	$931	$10,914
Little Turtle Elementary School	Public	K-5	1710 S State Rd 9	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 244-3343	583	36	16.1	40.7%	518 (88.9%)	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	51.3	506^th of 1015 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.9	503^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	50.0%	3	30.8	38.1	44.7	38.1	50.6	46.7	47.6	48.2	40.0	40.0	41.8	91%		$9,854	$739	$9,115
Churubusco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 Eagle Dr	Churubusco	46723	Whitley County	Smith-Green Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 693-2188	500	34	14.9	35.4%	461 (92.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	75.6	230^th of 1015 public elementary schools	77.3%		59.6	409^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.3%	179	60.9	37.2	52.7	50.8	75.9	56.4	53.8	62.0	48.7	48.7	65.6	89.8%		$10,985	$335	$10,650
South Whitley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	406 W Wayne St	South Whitley	46787	Whitley County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 723-6342	300	18	16.4	45.0%	275 (91.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	90.5	64^th of 1015 public elementary schools	93.7%		60	402^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	60.0%	338	61.4	57.9	81.3	67.7	75.0	63.2	79.2	73.1	57.9	57.9	95.8	87.5%		$11,005	$1,606	$9,399

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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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