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
611	Southport Elementary School	Public	1-5	261 E Anniston Dr	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3300	450	33	13.5	82.0%	90 (20.0%)	44 (9.8%)	47 (10.4%)	256 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$12,603			$1,262			$11,342	41.1	51.3	511	100		180882001466
612	Crestdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	701 Crestdale Drive	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3415	373	32	11.7	61.9%	252 (67.6%)	30 (8.0%)	27 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.1%)	$12,732			$2,634			$10,098	41	48.1	546	66		180951001554
613	L F Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 Waycross Dr	Columbus	47203	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 376-4317	420	27	15.4	57.9%	297 (70.7%)	15 (3.6%)	68 (16.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$14,082			$2,150			$11,932	40.8	41.3	614	1		180036000070
614	South Haven Elementary School	Public	K-5	395 W Midway Dr	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8045	311	22	14.4	47.6%	208 (66.9%)	34 (10.9%)	55 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$12,164			$744			$11,420	40.7	36.8	662	48		180915001516
615	Jefferson-Craig Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1002 W Main St	Vevay	47043	Switzerland County	Switzerland County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 427-2170	425	25	17	53.9%	400 (94.1%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$9,869			$1,348			$8,520	40.7	38.4	645	30		181122001808
616	Mary Bryan Elementary School	Public	1-5	4355 E Stop 11 Rd	Indianapolis	46237	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-2600	644	43	15.1	75.3%	191 (29.7%)	62 (9.6%)	67 (10.4%)	295 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	$12,623			$1,303			$11,320	40.5	47.6	551	65		180882002280
617	John Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6100 E 73rd Ave	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5305	227	21	10.8	58.6%	43 (18.9%)	102 (44.9%)	66 (29.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$12,508			$891			$11,617	40.5	46.4	564	53		180969001584
618	North View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	807 W Yale Ave	Muncie	47304	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5422	384	27	14.2	60.9%	190 (49.5%)	92 (24.0%)	22 (5.7%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.7%)	$11,860			$1,821			$10,039	40.4	39.8	633	15		180732001243
619	Crisman Elementary School	Public	K-5	6161 Old Porter Rd	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8020	343	24	14.2	45.2%	167 (48.7%)	57 (16.6%)	93 (27.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$11,181			$701			$10,479	40.4	41.5	608	11		180915001509
620	Cold Spring School	Public, Magnet	K-8	3650 Cold Spring Rd	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4155	359	27	13.2	51.0%	96 (26.7%)	153 (42.6%)	81 (22.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$21,563			$5,302			$16,262	40.3	23.2	780	160		180477000814

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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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