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
961	Vision Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1751 E Riverside Dr	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Vision Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 632-2006	391	31	12.6	94.4%	11 (2.8%)	307 (78.5%)	56 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$13,978			$3,119			$10,859	7.4	13.7	889	72		180014602566
962	Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 E Michigan St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4215	525	39	13.4	79.0%	51 (9.7%)	219 (41.7%)	208 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	$20,106			$5,354			$14,752	7.1	6.4	981	19		180477000896
963	Invent Learning Hub	Public, Charter	K-8	1849 E Pleasant Run Pkwy S Dr	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Invent Learning Hub	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 832-4900	221	19	11.6	94.1%	48 (21.7%)	69 (31.2%)	85 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	$17,850			$5,000			$12,850	7	6.9	972	9		180020702683
964	Mary Daly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1735 Strong Ave	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4870	476	26	18.6	63.9%	114 (23.9%)	77 (16.2%)	219 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.8%)	$11,520			$1,611			$9,909	6.7	7.2	968	4		180327000436
965	East Chicago Lighthouse	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 Pulaski	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 378-7450	495	30	16.5	99.0%	3 (0.6%)	272 (54.9%)	205 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,814			$6,004			$7,810	6.6	7.5	962	3		180005402235
966	Liberty Grove Schools	Public, Charter	K-6	1002 W. 25th Street	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Liberty Grove Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 226-3807	227			100.0%	3 (1.3%)	157 (69.2%)	50 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$18,720			$1,164			$17,557	6.6	5.2	996	30		181323302756
967	The PATH School	Public, Charter	K-8	653 Somerset Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	The PATH School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4267	705	54	13	71.8%	41 (5.8%)	209 (29.6%)	430 (61.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$13,288			$4,054			$9,234	6.4	9.3	938	29		180022002705
968	Avondale Meadows Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	3980 Meadows Dr	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Avondale Meadows Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 803-3182	332	25	13.2	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	285 (85.8%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	$14,380			$3,593			$10,788	6.4	4.6	1004	36		180005702314
969	Fairlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2021 S Alvord Blvd	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 476-4997	450	35	13	60.4%	233 (51.8%)	94 (20.9%)	45 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	63 (14.0%)	$12,880			$4,064			$8,816	6.4	7.9	953	16		180345000465
970	Indiana Digital Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-6	8707 W Hwy Us 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	Yes	Yes	(765) 204-2224	2,125	81	26.1	76.4%	1,276 (60.0%)	459 (21.6%)	228 (10.7%)	22 (1.0%)	19 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (5.6%)	$9,717			$233			$9,484	6.3	6.9	973	3		181173002654

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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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