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
21	Towne Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10850 Towne Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-2645	527	37	14.1	9.3%	336 (63.8%)	20 (3.8%)	30 (5.7%)	106 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.3%)	$12,240			$191			$12,049	95.5	94.5	34	13		180120001405
22	Sharon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7300 Sharon Rd	Newburgh	47630	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 853-3349	724	40	18.1	46.0%	552 (76.2%)	51 (7.0%)	40 (5.5%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.4%)	$9,096			$886			$8,210	95.3	95.7	20	2		181239002179
23	Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Fran-Lin Pky	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 838-2060	620	41	15	16.6%	325 (52.4%)	46 (7.4%)	170 (27.4%)	43 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$10,290			$304			$9,986	95.3	95.7	21	2		180735001254
24	Heavilin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2450 Heavilin Road	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 476-8820	479	30	15.9	18.8%	357 (74.5%)	12 (2.5%)	67 (14.0%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$9,558			$190			$9,368	95.3	94.9	29	5		181197002637
25	Floyds Knobs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4484 Scottsville Rd	Floyds Knobs	47119	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 923-8770	653	35	18.6	16.4%	596 (91.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$10,154			$962			$9,191	94.9	95.2	25			180741000852
26	Ireland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2386 N 500 W	Ireland	47545	Dubois County	Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 482-7751	548	34	15.9	17.9%	517 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$10,198			$186			$10,012	94.8	88.4	87	61		180396000684
27	Thorpe Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	14642 E 126th St	Fishers	46038	Hamilton County	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 594-4310	607	37	16.3	12.0%	394 (64.9%)	43 (7.1%)	29 (4.8%)	80 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.6%)	$12,040			$376			$11,664	94.8	96.5	15	12		181065002429
28	Zionsville West Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5565 S 700 E	Whitestown	46075	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 873-1240	1,139	68	16.6	10.4%	830 (72.9%)	61 (5.4%)	59 (5.2%)	123 (10.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.4%)	$11,542			$328			$11,214	94.8	92.4	53	25		180283002046
29	Cherry Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13989 Hazel Dell Parkway	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-3086	711	45	15.6	12.9%	582 (81.9%)	19 (2.7%)	64 (9.0%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$11,794			$236			$11,557	94.7	94	40	11		180120002332
30	West Lafayette Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1838 N Salisbury	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	West Lafayette Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 746-0500	536	35	15.5	24.3%	294 (54.9%)	38 (7.1%)	31 (5.8%)	131 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	$12,958			$504			$12,455	94.7	93.8	43	13		181287002045

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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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