Best Elementary Schools in Indiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

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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
801	Emmons Elementary School	Public	K-6	1306 S Main St	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 254-4600	422	29	14.8	42.9%	194 (46.0%)	103 (24.4%)	55 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.4%)	$11,299			$2,206			$9,093	21.8	16.9	848	47		180684001177
802	Rushville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	390 W 16th St	Rushville	46173	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 938-1616	682	41	16.4	66.1%	641 (94.0%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$10,664			$1,226			$9,438	21.8	29.9	731	71		180975002471
803	Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9711 Walnut St	Taylorsville	47280	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 526-5448	580	35	16.4	62.8%	320 (55.2%)	6 (1.0%)	230 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$13,067			$1,537			$11,530	21.6	35	677	126		180036000081
804	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3211 165th St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7351	755	43	17.6	54.4%	107 (14.2%)	235 (31.1%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	$12,652			$2,674			$9,979	21.1	26.1	759	45		180432000750
805	Warren Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10502 E. 21st Street	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(317) 532-1860	492	20	24.6	63.0%	101 (20.5%)	264 (53.7%)	77 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	$7,670			$723			$6,948	21.1	13.4	894	89		181236002752
806	Bloomingdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Orchard St	Fort Wayne	46808	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6700	331	30	11.2	77.3%	94 (28.4%)	80 (24.2%)	102 (30.8%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.3%)	$13,794			$2,657			$11,138	21.1	18.8	827	21		180363000517
807	Eastlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	47 S 1300 E	Burnettsville	47926	White County	Twin Lakes School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 943-3637	126	9	13.6	57.1%	102 (81.0%)	3 (2.4%)	18 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$13,699			$311			$13,388	21	48.7	540	267		181158001859
808	Parkwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	748 Spicewood Dr	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 945-2387	561	46	12.1	80.7%	151 (26.9%)	91 (16.2%)	260 (46.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.8%)	$11,265			$1,476			$9,789	21	20.3	810	2		180394000675
809	Osolo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24975 Cr 6 E	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 262-5590	452	26	17.4	57.7%	186 (41.2%)	13 (2.9%)	217 (48.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$11,352			$1,321			$10,031	20.9	19.4	821	12		180327000439
810	Roosevelt STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	201 W Wolf Ave	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4840	531	33	16.3	56.5%	73 (13.7%)	92 (17.3%)	337 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$13,359			$2,319			$11,041	20.7	20.4	807	3		180327000444

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About our rankings:

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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