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
601	Daniel Wertz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1702 S Red Bank Rd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8312	282	24	11.6	54.3%	213 (75.5%)	19 (6.7%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (12.4%)	$13,613			$2,947			$10,666	41.7	42.5	596	5		180345002275
602	Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School	Public	1-6	8502 E 82nd St	Indianapolis	46256	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-4600	778	43	17.9	52.2%	181 (23.3%)	302 (38.8%)	218 (28.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.5%)	$11,423			$931			$10,492	41.7	47.1	558	44		180567001032
603	Frankton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1303 Sr 128 W	Frankton	46044	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 754-7545	803	41	19.4	56.2%	718 (89.4%)	11 (1.4%)	32 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$8,383			$626			$7,757	41.6	41.4	612	9		181288002049
604	Crooked Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2150 Kessler Blvd W Dr	Indianapolis	46228	Marion County	MSD Washington Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 259-5478	460	28	16.4	49.1%	88 (19.1%)	222 (48.3%)	95 (20.7%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$15,189			$1,383			$13,807	41.6	52.8	496	108		181272002255
605	Gosport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9th St	Gosport	47433	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 879-4694	149	12	12.9	71.8%	134 (89.9%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	$13,921			$2,518			$11,403	41.5	53.4	488	117		181095001787
606	Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-4	611 South 21st Street	Lafayette	47904	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 771-6130	192	17	11.1	69.3%	91 (47.4%)	33 (17.2%)	46 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.9%)	$14,483			$2,019			$12,464	41.3	72.4	267	339		180540002581
607	Claypool Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2024 W 700 S	Claypool	46510	Kosciusko County	Warsaw Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 566-2300	253	24	10.6	75.5%	193 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$12,576			$1,304			$11,272	41.3	40.1	629	22		181242002468
608	Meadowlawn Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 W Ohio St	Monticello	47960	White County	Twin Lakes School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 583-7720	533	30	17.6	59.8%	407 (76.4%)	2 (0.4%)	105 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$10,372			$1,440			$8,932	41.2	37.5	655	47		181158001860
609	The Nature School of Central Indiana	Public, Charter	K-8	6102 Boy Scout Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	The Nature School of Central Indiana	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 721-7282	175	6	29.1	5.1%	137 (78.3%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.7%)	$10,657			$506			$10,151	41.2	24.3	775	166		180023002735
610	Milan Elementary School	Public	K-4	418 E Carr St	Milan	47031	Ripley County	Milan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 654-2922	462	27	17.2	56.7%	443 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,577			$1,271			$10,307	41.1	28.6	743	133		180663001167

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America