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
411	Bainbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 S Washington	Bainbridge	46105	Putnam County	North Putnam Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 522-6233	456	30	15.2	37.7%	439 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,990			$663			$9,327	59.5	58.3	431	20		180798001368
412	Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Rd 144	Mooresville	46158	Morgan County	Mooresville Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 831-9210	543	29	18.5	51.9%	468 (86.2%)	10 (1.8%)	42 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$10,182			$749			$9,433	59.5	51.8	505	93		180714001208
413	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Public	K-5	9340 Fifth St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 922-5640	290	14	21.4	47.9%	112 (38.6%)	26 (9.0%)	129 (44.5%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$10,683			$529			$10,154	59.3	64.4	361	52		180456000767
414	Frontier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	811 S Railroad	Brookston	47923	White County	Frontier School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 984-5438	396	27	14.6	36.9%	367 (92.7%)	6 (1.5%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,236			$510			$11,726	59.2	59.5	421	7		180381000604
415	Northern Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	5209 N Sr 109	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 691-2371	504	33	15.1	30.0%	467 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$9,869			$667			$9,202	59.2	74.9	237	178		180228001185
416	East Washington Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Washington	Muncie	47305	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5434	492	34	14.3	69.7%	279 (56.7%)	110 (22.4%)	17 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.1%)	$11,627			$1,921			$9,706	59.2	63	374	42		180732002451
417	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Public	K-5	2901 100th St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 922-5660	308	15	21.2	48.7%	113 (36.7%)	60 (19.5%)	108 (35.1%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$10,750			$531			$10,219	59.2	72.9	263	154		180456000762
418	Clinton Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 S Cr 450 W	Frankfort	46041	Clinton County	Clinton Prairie School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 654-4473	656	47	14.1	46.8%	595 (90.7%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$15,427			$869			$14,558	59	60.7	404	14		180216002245
419	Beiriger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Lillian St	Griffith	46319	Lake County	Griffith Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 924-4030	426	36	12	59.9%	177 (41.5%)	76 (17.8%)	153 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$13,319			$1,460			$11,859	58.9	54.8	472	53		180417000717
420	Robey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8700 W 30th	Indianapolis	46234	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-6000	847	49	17.4	54.3%	268 (31.6%)	337 (39.8%)	157 (18.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.9%)	$13,677			$1,505			$12,172	58.9	58.3	433	13		181281002037

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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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