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
831	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Union St	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-1302	235	17	13.5	86.4%	79 (33.6%)	26 (11.1%)	106 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	$12,192			$1,678			$10,513	18.5	16.2	858	27		180291000381
832	Davis Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 S 18th St	Terre Haute	47807	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4425	325	26	12.3	91.1%	200 (61.5%)	53 (16.3%)	26 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.8%)	$11,151			$1,126			$10,025	18.4	24.7	770	62		181209001901
833	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 NW 'L' St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3442	259	25	10.4	72.6%	164 (63.3%)	25 (9.7%)	38 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	$13,204			$1,972			$11,232	18.3	14.5	873	40		180951001556
834	Andrew J Brown Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3600 N German Church Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	Andrew J Brown Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 891-0730	435	14	31	71.3%	1 (0.2%)	217 (49.9%)	179 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	$16,010			$5,351			$10,659	18.1	21.3	798	36		180004201816
835	Pleasant Run Elementary School	Public	K-4	1800 N Franklin Rd	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-3800	561	35	15.8	68.1%	52 (9.3%)	245 (43.7%)	229 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	$12,700			$1,397			$11,303	17.8	14.8	870	35		181236001969
836	North Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	905 N Plum St	Union City	47390	Randolph County	Randolph Eastern School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 964-6430	526	39	13.6	53.2%	276 (52.5%)	2 (0.4%)	235 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$10,855			$1,404			$9,451	17.8	17.6	839	3		180318000414
837	Premier Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	2721 Prairie St.	Elkhart	46614	Elkhart County	Premier Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(574) 361-1258	286	24	11.9	58.4%	146 (51.0%)	43 (15.0%)	59 (20.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.6%)	$11,790			$902			$10,888	17.8	21.2	800	37		181323902776
838	Elwood Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1207 N 19th St	Elwood	46036	Madison County	Elwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 552-7378	400	32	12.5	73.0%	347 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$10,106			$1,322			$8,783	17.7	21.4	795	43		180330002309
839	Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 E Columbia St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 753-3432	432	33	13	84.5%	133 (30.8%)	60 (13.9%)	220 (50.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$11,098			$1,353			$9,745	17.6	17.9	838	1		180603001051
840	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5500 Wea Dr	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Taylor Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 453-3800	494	28	17.4	63.8%	309 (62.6%)	77 (15.6%)	40 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.6%)	$10,519			$1,118			$9,401	17.4	22.4	787	53		181125001812

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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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