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
171	Handley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	408 10th St	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 362-2561	366	24	15.5	52.7%	236 (64.5%)	16 (4.4%)	77 (21.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.3%)	$10,214			$1,068			$9,145	81.2	58.1	436	265		180558001011
172	Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14940 Old State Rd	Evansville	47725	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 867-2427	475	33	14.4	13.1%	427 (89.9%)	11 (2.3%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$11,878			$2,029			$9,849	81.1	83	153	19		180345000482
173	Benton Elementary School	Public	K-6	68350 Cr 31	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 831-2192	481	25	19.1	20.6%	413 (85.9%)	8 (1.7%)	45 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$9,320			$588			$8,733	81	84.6	135	38		180348001238
174	East Elementary School	Public	K-6	893 E Us 36	Pendleton	46064	Madison County	South Madison Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 779-4445	687	38	18.2	39.3%	636 (92.6%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$9,860			$431			$9,430	80.9	77.1	212	38		181044002167
175	Red Cedars Elementary	Public	3-5	10631 W. 141 St.	Cedar Lake	46303	Lake County	Hanover Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(219) 587-3400	666	32	20.6	19.8%	468 (70.3%)	41 (6.2%)	121 (18.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$10,158			$333			$9,825	80.9	79.9	183	8		180435002751
176	James H Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	333 W 77th St	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-1365	660	39	17.1	23.8%	381 (57.7%)	82 (12.4%)	139 (21.1%)	21 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	$10,430			$723			$9,707	80.5	77.9	203	27		180545000981
177	Leo Elementary School	Public	4-6	14811 Wayne St	Leo	46765	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0170	653	32	20.4	23.4%	561 (85.9%)	12 (1.8%)	25 (3.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	$9,443			$774			$8,669	80.5	86.5	108	69		180285000348
178	Barr Reeve Elementary School	Public	K-5	627 N 3rd St	Montgomery	47558	Daviess County	Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 486-3224	507	37	13.7	31.4%	476 (93.9%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,944			$810			$11,134	80.3	86.3	112	66		180033000060
179	Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7980 E Walnut St	Lexington	47138	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 752-8924	205	17	12.4	56.6%	182 (88.8%)	6 (2.9%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$13,732			$942			$12,790	80.3	83.3	146	33		181002001610
180	Bailly Elementary School	Public	K-4	800 S 5th St	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 983-3670	374	28	13.4	38.2%	274 (73.3%)	19 (5.1%)	59 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$13,753			$506			$13,247	80.1	88.2	92	88		180280000331

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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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