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
701	Hoosier Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 W Harlan Dr	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4236	336	25	13.3	49.7%	302 (89.9%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$11,259			$447			$10,812	32.6	42.4	599	102		181209002173
702	Dollens Elementary	Public	K-8	903 Hoosier Ave	Oolitic	47451	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 275-3885	217	21	10.3	65.0%	199 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$14,053			$1,512			$12,541	32.5	43.6	588	114		180786001344
703	Mount Healthy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12150 S Sr 58	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 342-2463	365	22	16.8	46.0%	297 (81.4%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,948			$876			$11,072	32.4	25.4	765	62		180036000075
704	Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-4	1202 S 7th St	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7765	334	23	14.4	66.8%	145 (43.4%)	13 (3.9%)	154 (46.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$13,700			$2,369			$11,331	32.4	29.5	733	29		180393000657
705	Mary Feeser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	26665 Cr 4 W	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5586	470	29	16	52.3%	236 (50.2%)	41 (8.7%)	130 (27.7%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	$11,184			$1,189			$9,994	32.4	27.5	749	44		180327000435
706	West Newton Elementary School	Public	K-6	7529 Mooresville Rd	West Newton	46183	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 856-5237	559	36	15.5	62.6%	190 (34.0%)	242 (43.3%)	87 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$12,088			$1,559			$10,529	32.2	29.3	736	30		180264000317
707	Pinewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	3420 E Bristol St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(574) 262-5595	503	28	17.9	53.3%	175 (34.8%)	58 (11.5%)	222 (44.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.2%)	$11,253			$1,093			$10,160	32.1	33.4	692	15		180327000441
708	Lakeland Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1055 E 075 N	LaGrange	46761	LaGrange County	Lakeland School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 499-2480	416	32	13.1	57.2%	291 (70.0%)	2 (0.5%)	106 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$11,599			$1,513			$10,087	32.1	31.2	721	13		180552002672
709	Marquette Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1818 Bergan St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	Yes	No	Yes	(574) 393-2400	431	28	15.6	50.1%	168 (39.0%)	143 (33.2%)	47 (10.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.2%)	$15,572			$3,767			$11,806	32	21.8	791	82		181029001672
710	Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-4	2150 Hunter Rd	Indianapolis	46239	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-3900	466	31	14.8	72.5%	161 (34.5%)	145 (31.1%)	96 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (13.3%)	$12,774			$1,433			$11,341	31.9	41.6	605	105		181236001967

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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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