Best Elementary Schools in Indiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1005)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
841	William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3330 N Pennsylvania	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4369	381	37	10.4	56.4%	95 (24.9%)	202 (53.0%)	50 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$17,115			$3,120			$13,995	17.3	21.2	801	40		180477000901
842	Alexander Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Lake St	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-1824	200	14	13.9	76.5%	70 (35.0%)	16 (8.0%)	100 (50.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$12,913			$1,971			$10,943	17.3	29.6	732	110		180291000376
843	Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Alabama St	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 443-7621	232	24	9.7	62.9%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$11,565			$1,351			$10,214	17.2	25.3	767	76		180084000159
844	Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	Public, Charter	K-7	3414 Hepler Street	South Bend	46635	St. Joseph County	Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 519-4588	476	28	17	75.4%	73 (15.3%)	286 (60.1%)	52 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.6%)	$11,824			$966			$10,858	16.9	18.7	829	15		181323502772
845	Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	3651 N Kiel Ave	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4296	391	32	12.2	56.3%	11 (2.8%)	48 (12.3%)	323 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$18,739			$3,370			$15,369	16.8	10.7	923	78		180477000873
846	Enlace Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3725 Kiel Avenue	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Enlace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 383-0607	686	51	13.4	81.8%	18 (2.6%)	108 (15.7%)	547 (79.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$15,263			$3,603			$11,660	16.6	6	989	143		180013702551
847	SE Neighborhood School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 S Barth Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	SE Neighborhood School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 423-0204	588	58	10.1	88.1%	232 (39.5%)	113 (19.2%)	182 (31.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.4%)	$15,255			$1,931			$13,324	16.5	12.3	905	58		180003302144
848	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	556 Washington St	Gary	46402	Lake County	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 886-9339	1,180	10	118	77.4%	1 (0.1%)	1,088 (92.2%)	64 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.2%)	$13,965			$3,768			$10,197	16.4	14.7	871	23		180004602162
849	Erskine Elementary School	Public	K-5	811 W 60th St	Anderson	46013	Madison County	Anderson Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 641-2099	461	39	11.9	68.5%	226 (49.0%)	96 (20.8%)	64 (13.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.8%)	$16,457			$4,701			$11,755	16.3	13.7	887	38		180015002110
850	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	846 S Cicott St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 722-5288	428	29	14.5	79.9%	162 (37.9%)	35 (8.2%)	207 (48.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,862			$1,372			$9,490	16.2	19.9	816	34		180603001055

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ILEARN English Language Arts, ILEARN Math, ILEARN Science, ILEARN Social Studies test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 16, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
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