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
91	Ferdinand Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	402 E 8th St	Ferdinand	47532	Dubois County	Southeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 817-0900	272	16	17	29.0%	255 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$9,307			$298			$9,009	89	85.5	120	29		181064001744
92	Harrison Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14135 Harrison Pky	Fishers	46038	Hamilton County	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 915-4210	568	39	14.6	39.8%	305 (53.7%)	80 (14.1%)	124 (21.8%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	$12,024			$901			$11,123	88.9	78.2	201	109		181065000967
93	Shamrock Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	747 W 161st St	Westfield	46074	Hamilton County	Westfield-Washington Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 867-7400	656	38	17.2	10.2%	508 (77.4%)	30 (4.6%)	42 (6.4%)	48 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$12,422			$395			$12,027	88.9	88.1	93			181308000134
94	Wakarusa Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 N Washington St	Wakarusa	46573	Elkhart County	Wa-Nee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 862-2000	534	32	16.6	33.0%	452 (84.6%)	13 (2.4%)	36 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$9,885			$678			$9,207	88.8	89.9	72	22		181224000028
95	Bittersweet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55860 Bittersweet	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-6341	494	23	21.4	34.0%	397 (80.4%)	38 (7.7%)	27 (5.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	$9,461			$395			$9,066	88.8	89	81	14		180876002161
96	Ladoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	418 E Taylor St	Ladoga	47954	Montgomery County	South Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 942-2203	182	9	20.9	50.5%	172 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,476			$1,063			$12,414	88.8	86.7	107	11		181045001714
97	Cardinal Elementary School	Public	K-5	3590 S Hornaday Rd	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 852-1036	650	41	15.9	43.5%	337 (51.8%)	178 (27.4%)	72 (11.1%)	29 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	$6,544			$199			$6,345	88.7	92.5	52	45		180102001570
98	Luce Elementary School	Public	K-6	1057 N Cr 700 W	Richland	47634	Spencer County	South Spencer County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 359-4401	178	16	11.1	37.1%	173 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$12,410			$2,411			$10,000	88.6	75.8	227	129		181056001731
99	New Palestine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4801 S 500 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-5287	579	33	17.5	22.3%	519 (89.6%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$11,154			$226			$10,929	88.6	85.1	127	28		181071001760
100	Fillmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	161 S Main St	Fillmore	46128	Putnam County	South Putnam Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 246-6136	148	14	10.9	39.9%	141 (95.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$13,888			$601			$13,286	88.5	85.2	125	25		181050001724

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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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