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
851	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-4	8301 Rawles Ave	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-3950	404	32	12.6	69.1%	89 (22.0%)	150 (37.1%)	126 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	$13,465			$1,932			$11,532	16	12.7	901	50		181236001964
852	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	7001 Zionsville Rd	Indianapolis	46268	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 298-2778	634	36	17.7	53.6%	21 (3.3%)	393 (62.0%)	183 (28.9%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$15,524			$2,091			$13,432	15.7	13.4	893	41		180891001484
853	Butler Elementary School	Public	K-6	1025 S Broadway	Butler	46721	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 868-2123	366	27	13.6	68.3%	332 (90.7%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$12,980			$582			$12,398	15.7	14	883	30		180306000404
854	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7249 VanBuren St	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5302	535	36	14.6	44.3%	59 (11.0%)	339 (63.4%)	97 (18.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	$12,269			$2,089			$10,180	15.6	18.5	830	24		180969001583
855	Christel House Academy South	Public, Charter	K-8	2717 S East St	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Christel House Academy South	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 783-4690	513	35	14.8	80.3%	99 (19.3%)	80 (15.6%)	304 (59.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$13,128			$4,744			$8,383	15.5	13.3	896	41		180001801789
856	Franklin Square Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 E Court Ave	Jeffersonville	47130	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 288-4802	524	36	14.5	76.3%	203 (38.7%)	176 (33.6%)	51 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (17.7%)	$9,786			$1,024			$8,763	15.3	14.8	868	12		180394002691
857	J Wilbur Haley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Maplecrest Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4510	583	42	13.8	66.0%	170 (29.2%)	172 (29.5%)	136 (23.3%)	30 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.9%)	$12,157			$2,067			$10,091	15.3	14.3	878	21		180363000533
858	Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 E Sycamore	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7090	305	20	15.6	77.0%	112 (36.7%)	89 (29.2%)	23 (7.5%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (24.6%)	$12,547			$1,740			$10,807	15.2	31.1	722	136		180537000959
859	Mays Community Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	929 E South Street	Mays	46155	Rush County	Mays Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 645-5577	101	10	10.1	92.1%	96 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$13,454			$954			$12,500	15.2	25.9	763	96		180016802582
860	Indian Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-6	10833 E 56th St	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 964-4400	712	43	16.5	69.0%	60 (8.4%)	247 (34.7%)	373 (52.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	$13,318			$2,023			$11,296	15.1	17.2	841	19		180567002278

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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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