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
751	Jeremiah Gray Elementary School	Public	1-5	5225 Gray Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4300	591	36	16.3	73.3%	223 (37.7%)	68 (11.5%)	189 (32.0%)	66 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$11,308			$711			$10,597	27.5	35	679	72		180882001687
752	Indian Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3835 Wenonah Ln	Fort Wayne	46809	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5200	331	30	10.9	71.3%	117 (35.3%)	94 (28.4%)	91 (27.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.9%)	$13,865			$2,636			$11,230	27.4	17.3	840	88		180363000532
753	Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8707 W US Hwy 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 853-5481	161	11	15.1	41.6%	147 (91.3%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$9,689			$156			$9,534	27.3	22.5	784	31		181173001874
754	Cleveland Elementary School	Public	K-6	53403 Cr 1 N	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5580	519	33	15.7	56.1%	276 (53.2%)	96 (18.5%)	78 (15.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.3%)	$11,681			$1,287			$10,394	27.3	25.4	766	12		180327000426
755	Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette	Public, Charter	K-7	1904 Elmwood Ave	Lafayette	47904	Tippecanoe County	Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 519-4588	193	13	14.8	75.1%	90 (46.6%)	78 (40.4%)	18 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$16,158			$1,915			$14,243	27	40.5	626	129		181323602773
756	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5901 Waite St	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5303	330	26	12.4	61.2%	22 (6.7%)	244 (73.9%)	45 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$12,671			$2,389			$10,282	26.9	26.7	752	4		180969001580
757	Pleasant Lake Montessori School	Public	K-6	1205 W Main St	Pleasant Lake	46779	Steuben County	MSD Steuben County	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 475-5055	99	8	12.9	72.7%	92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$13,659			$600			$13,060	26.9	53.9	483	274		181110001801
758	J E Ober Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 E Houston St	Garrett	46738	DeKalb County	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 357-3112	704	51	13.9	59.5%	634 (90.1%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.3%)	$10,443			$1,241			$9,202	26.8	24.8	769	11		180384000606
759	South Grove Elementary School	Public	2-4	851 S 9th Ave	Beech Grove	46107	Marion County	Beech Grove City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 786-7687	586	32	18.6	57.8%	364 (62.1%)	75 (12.8%)	73 (12.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.9%)	$9,888			$1,378			$8,510	26.7	20.3	811	52		180045000095
760	Stringtown Elementary School	Public	K-5	4720 Stringtown Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8320	313	27	11.5	52.1%	228 (72.8%)	20 (6.4%)	24 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.1%)	$13,366			$2,310			$11,056	26.6	32.5	702	58		180345000484

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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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