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
911	Delaware Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 N Garvin St	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8227	379	32	11.7	71.0%	184 (48.5%)	79 (20.8%)	47 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	52 (13.7%)	$13,429			$3,287			$10,142	10.7	14.2	880	31		180345000462
912	Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2325 Cherry Dr	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 274-8004	489	31	15.7	69.7%	424 (86.7%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$13,325			$1,403			$11,921	10.6	19.6	819	93		180612001088
913	Fairfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Fairfield Ave	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5900	481	40	12	69.6%	62 (12.9%)	109 (22.7%)	237 (49.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	$12,168			$2,062			$10,105	10.6	10.3	927	14		180363002197
914	Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	3307 Ashway Dr	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4107	440	34	13.1	59.5%	4 (0.9%)	185 (42.0%)	214 (48.6%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$17,951			$3,533			$14,418	10.5	9.8	932	18		180477000864
915	RISE Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5391 S Shelby St	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Southside Sp Srvs Of Marion County	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-1675	200	16	12.5	55.0%	111 (55.5%)	38 (19.0%)	9 (4.5%)	23 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	$42,785						$42,785	10.4	6	988	73		180010502502
916	Prince Chapman Academy	Public	3-6	4808 E paulding Rd	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 446-0270	819	57	14.4	83.8%	43 (5.3%)	172 (21.0%)	115 (14.0%)	468 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$11,812			$2,213			$9,600	10.3	9.7	933	17		180285002519
917	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1317 173rd St	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7360	557	36	15.5	56.4%	55 (9.9%)	285 (51.2%)	186 (33.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$13,381			$2,923			$10,458	10.2	13.2	900	17		180432002106
918	Dexter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	917 S Dexter Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 476-1321	384	30	12.8	61.2%	134 (34.9%)	106 (27.6%)	78 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	55 (14.3%)	$12,459			$3,366			$9,093	10.2	12.1	910	8		180345000463
919	IN Math & Science Academy - North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7435 N Keystone Ave	Indianapolis	46240	Marion County	IN Math & Science Academy - North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 259-7300	657	58	11.3	68.2%	34 (5.2%)	358 (54.5%)	238 (36.2%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$14,545			$3,900			$10,645	10.1	14.5	872	47		180009402487
920	Washington Intermediate	Public	2-4	801 NW 11th St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 254-8366	536	37	14.6	60.3%	331 (61.8%)	53 (9.9%)	132 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$12,461			$1,261			$11,201	9.9	12.4	904	16		181245002003

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About our rankings:

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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