Best Elementary Schools in Indiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Indiana schools were revised on October 21^st after the IN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 iLEARN Biology scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1010)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
180363000559	741	Saint Joseph Central School	Public	K-5	6341 St Joe Ctr Rd	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6100	426	41	10.3	49.3%	249 (58.5%)	55 (12.9%)	60 (14.1%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	$12,582			$1,758			$10,823	28.8	24.4	778	37
180022902734	742	Lawrence County Independent Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	223 Old Farm Road	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Independent Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 277-9803	212	20	10.6	69.8%	199 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$8,634			$500			$8,134	28.8	29.6	732	10
180663001167	743	Milan Elementary School	Public	K-4	418 E Carr St	Milan	47031	Ripley County	Milan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 654-2922	421	26	16.1	58.0%	406 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$11,413			$1,643			$9,770	28.6	51.4	525	218
180477002510	744	Center for Inquiry School 27	Public	PK, KG-8	545 E 19th St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4227	460	34	13.5	40.4%	137 (29.8%)	159 (34.6%)	118 (25.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)	$14,842			$1,672			$13,170	28.5	34.9	680	64
180016502590	745	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7356 East County Road 50 South	Dugger	47848	Sullivan County	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 648-7109	601	47	12.7	62.4%	569 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$8,010			$961			$7,050	28.4	26.7	761	16
180744002156	746	Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	806 S 22nd St	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 521-7205	280	25	11.4	71.1%	231 (82.5%)	7 (2.5%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.5%)	$11,399			$2,684			$8,715	28	18.3	835	89
180345000485	747	Tekoppel Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 N Tekoppel Ave	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8333	427	33	13	69.6%	322 (75.4%)	48 (11.2%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	34 (8.0%)	$10,910			$1,750			$9,160	27.9	29.5	733	14
180159000226	748	Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E Douglas St	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1011	224	14	15.5	72.3%	203 (90.6%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$13,844			$1,503			$12,341	27.7	27.2	757	9
180327000435	749	Mary Feeser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	26665 Cr 4 W	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5586	505	24	21.4	68.1%	259 (51.3%)	52 (10.3%)	130 (25.7%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	$10,304			$1,500			$8,804	27.5	17.2	846	97
180117000191	750	Cannelton Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	109 S 3rd Street	Cannelton	47520	Perry County	Cannelton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 547-3296	197	20	9.8	59.9%	175 (88.8%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	$10,002			$2,250			$7,752	27.4	17.1	849	99

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ILEARN English Language Arts, ILEARN Math, ILEARN Social Studies test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 20, 2024, 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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