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
521	Willard Shambaugh Elementary School	Public	K-5	5320 Rebecca Dr	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6150	266	26	10.2	51.9%	167 (62.8%)	27 (10.2%)	33 (12.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (12.4%)	$16,852			$1,848			$15,004	49.4	43.9	586	65		180363000572
522	North Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 E Harding St	Kendallville	46755	Noble County	East Noble School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 347-1354	308	21	14.6	48.1%	255 (82.8%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$11,460			$1,056			$10,403	49.4	40.6	625	103		180297000392
523	Lake Village Elementary School	Public	K-6	3281 W 950 N	Lake Village	46349	Newton County	North Newton School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 992-3311	158	11	15	48.7%	136 (86.1%)	3 (1.9%)	15 (9.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$11,962			$1,188			$10,775	49.3	51.7	506	17		180792001359
524	Wes-Del Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Jackson St	Gaston	47342	Delaware County	Wes-Del Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 358-3079	427	27	15.8	59.3%	405 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,836			$1,755			$11,081	49.2	50.3	522	2		180450000758
525	New Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	224 N Poplar St.	New Washington	47162	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 293-3331	296	19	15.5	51.0%	263 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$10,367			$842			$9,525	49.1	44.6	582	57		180394000671
526	Clarks Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Elm Dr	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 839-0120	544	34	16.1	62.1%	299 (55.0%)	117 (21.5%)	82 (15.1%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$12,078			$1,622			$10,456	49.1	46	572	46		180897002438
527	Tzouanakis Intermediate School	Public	3-5	500 Linwood Dr	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	Greencastle Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 653-4700	419	28	15	57.5%	390 (93.1%)	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$10,634			$594			$10,041	49	45.9	573	46		180399000693
528	Fayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	9400 N Beech Pl	West Terre Haute	47885	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4451	307	21	14.9	51.8%	288 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$11,399			$507			$10,892	49	54.8	471	57		181209001905
529	Throop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Elm St	Paoli	47454	Orange County	Paoli Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 723-3537	693	51	13.5	51.7%	655 (94.5%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$10,928			$2,664			$8,264	49	57.5	442	87		180864001439
530	Van Buren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4045 State Road 135 South	Nashville	47448	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6658	210	16	12.9	43.3%	194 (92.4%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$12,502			$972			$11,531	48.9	61.1	399	131		180096000173

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection