Best Elementary Schools in Indiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

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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
921	Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School	Public	PK, KG-5	5002 W 34th St	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4279	472	36	13.2	58.1%	25 (5.3%)	83 (17.6%)	345 (73.1%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$18,069			$3,605			$14,464	9.8	7.7	956	35		180477000808
922	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3640 Orchard Dr	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7355	611	36	16.8	50.2%	66 (10.8%)	249 (40.8%)	264 (43.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$11,020			$2,131			$8,889	9.8	15.4	864	58		180432002413
923	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	725 Clark Road	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 977-9583	1,138	75	15.1	98.9%	14 (1.2%)	985 (86.6%)	101 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)	$16,928			$7,371			$9,557	9.8	8.7	946	23		180005202155
924	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 116th St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 659-1241	0	16	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$13,608			$2,090			$11,518	9.8	14.3	876	48		180432000731
925	Bethel Park Elementary \| pilotED Schools	Public, Charter	K-6	2710 Bethel Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	pilotED Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 438-5426	225			68.0%	37 (16.4%)	111 (49.3%)	54 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.2%)	$13,415			$1,476			$11,939	9.6	11.6	914	11		180020202661
926	Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Wade St	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4234	328	33	9.9	64.6%	114 (34.8%)	73 (22.3%)	103 (31.4%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	$19,834			$3,632			$16,202	9.4	16.9	849	77		180477000821
927	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3302 Western Ave	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3000	555	42	13.1	73.3%	33 (5.9%)	164 (29.5%)	327 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$15,866			$3,325			$12,541	9.3	7	971	44		181029001646
928	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4221 Towle Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2475	565	32	17.7	61.2%	33 (5.8%)	175 (31.0%)	332 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$11,639			$2,218			$9,421	9.3	18	836	92		180432000730
929	Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2801 E 16th St	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 216-7980	201	14	14.3	95.5%	112 (55.7%)	42 (20.9%)	17 (8.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (13.4%)	$14,163			$1,323			$12,840	9.1	6	986	57		180012302560
930	Pettit Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Havens	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7075	215	14	15	76.3%	113 (52.6%)	43 (20.0%)	24 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.3%)	$15,583			$4,537			$11,046	9.1	9.3	940	10		180537000956

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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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