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
261	Northeast Dubois Intermediate School	Public	3-6	4550 N Fourth St	Dubois	47527	Dubois County	Northeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 678-2181	240	14	17.1	30.8%	227 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$7,589			$189			$7,400	72.4	74.5	241	20		180812001391
262	IN Math & Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4575 W 38th St	Indianapolis	46254	Marion County	IN Math & Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 298-0025	554	41	13.5	72.0%	9 (1.6%)	388 (70.0%)	150 (27.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,699			$2,627			$11,072	72.4	76.3	219	43		180006702416
263	Mill Creek West Elementary	Public	K-5	4704 Pearl St	Amo	46103	Hendricks County	Mill Creek Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 539-9255	344	24	14.4	31.1%	324 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,224			$776			$9,448	72.3	69.9	300	37		180666002248
264	Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry	Public, Magnet	K-5	725 N New Jersey St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4202	303	25	12.1	24.1%	163 (53.8%)	68 (22.4%)	22 (7.3%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	$18,477			$2,954			$15,524	72.2	59.8	416	152		180477001440
265	Dayton Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 College St.	Dayton	47941	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 447-5004	390	25	15.9	48.5%	290 (74.4%)	19 (4.9%)	62 (15.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$10,961			$925			$10,035	72.1	62.8	378	113		181134001824
266	Hagerstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	299 N Sycamore St	Hagerstown	47346	Wayne County	Nettle Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 489-4555	621	45	13.8	51.7%	574 (92.4%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)	$9,299			$891			$8,408	72	62.6	383	117		180738001260
267	Heritage Intermediate School	Public	4-5	56647 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 822-5396	574	29	20	40.2%	472 (82.2%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$9,726			$612			$9,115	72	56.5	452	185		180660002427
268	Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 Canonie Dr	Porter	46304	Porter County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 983-9800	536	34	15.7	39.7%	343 (64.0%)	41 (7.6%)	99 (18.5%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	$8,602			$666			$7,937	71.7	70.5	292	24		180008802495
269	Greenwood Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Crestview Dr	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Greenwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 889-4080	389	29	13.6	74.6%	205 (52.7%)	43 (11.1%)	47 (12.1%)	52 (13.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	$11,175			$1,089			$10,086	71.7	53.8	484	215		180411000711
270	Riverdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	6127 Sr 1	Saint Joe	46785	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 337-5464	300	17	17.8	41.7%	277 (92.3%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$10,838			$594			$10,244	71.6	78.1	202	68		180306000406

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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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