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
981	Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 Donmoyer Ave	South Bend	46614	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-2500	519	35	14.9	67.8%	111 (21.4%)	223 (43.0%)	106 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (14.8%)	$15,613			$3,794			$11,819	5.8	6.9	974	7		181029001659
982	Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8620 Montery Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4105	398	30	13.2	61.6%	7 (1.8%)	175 (44.0%)	207 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$17,948			$3,423			$14,525	5.8	4.7	1002	20		180477000811
983	Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Dawson St	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4219	259	24	10.7	71.8%	47 (18.1%)	92 (35.5%)	102 (39.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$21,329			$3,598			$17,731	5.7	7.1	969	14		180477002395
984	Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	56660 Oak Rd	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3700	374	29	12.7	70.3%	57 (15.2%)	157 (42.0%)	137 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$16,159			$3,309			$12,850	5.6	4.5	1005	21		181029000069
985	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 West 29th Street	Anderson	46016	Madison County	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 649-8472	777	64	12.1	65.4%	315 (40.5%)	211 (27.2%)	144 (18.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (13.5%)	$11,474			$1,021			$10,453	5.6	6.4	979	6		180007702425
986	Glenwood Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	901 Sweetser Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8242	436	40	10.9	75.2%	106 (24.3%)	161 (36.9%)	87 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	57 (13.1%)	$14,285			$3,307			$10,978	5.5	4	1008	22		180345000467
987	Indiana Gateway Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Ettel Lane	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Clarksville Community School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(844) 743-4437	5,318	161	33	48.9%	3,510 (66.0%)	756 (14.2%)	587 (11.0%)	30 (0.6%)	9 (0.2%)	5 (0.1%)	421 (7.9%)	$8,439			$70			$8,369	5.5	6.2	984	3		180192002690
988	Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 E 19th Ave	Gary	46407	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 881-3600	450	28	15.9	69.8%	8 (1.8%)	406 (90.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$17,091			$5,390			$11,701	5.5	6.4	978	10		180387002104
989	Longfellow New Technical Elementary School	Public	K-4	45th/Calhoun Sts	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 923-7004	483	25	19.3	97.1%	153 (31.7%)	154 (31.9%)	146 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$14,198			$3,558			$10,640	5.1	6.4	982	7		180546000993
990	Study Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2414 Brooklyn Ave	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8500	268	23	11.7	80.2%	64 (23.9%)	70 (26.1%)	83 (31.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.4%)	$14,710			$3,232			$11,478	5	6.1	985	5		180363000948

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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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