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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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)
180567001027	941	Harrison Hill Elementary School	Public	1-6	7510 E 53rd St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4300	714	42	17.2	90.6%	55 (7.7%)	298 (41.7%)	319 (44.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	$10,756			$1,949			$8,807	9.3	9.5	922	19
180639001107	942	Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1115 E Bradford St	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 664-7355	405	27	14.8	81.0%	190 (46.9%)	64 (15.8%)	58 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (22.5%)	$10,906			$2,853			$8,053	9.2	18	839	103
180432000751	943	Washington Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4727 Pine Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2467	740	40	18.3	64.3%	34 (4.6%)	145 (19.6%)	526 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)	$11,110			$1,753			$9,357	9.1	7.5	963	20
180345000475	944	Lincoln School	Public	K-8	635 Lincoln Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8235	252	32	7.8	77.8%	77 (30.6%)	112 (44.4%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.7%)	$15,534			$3,667			$11,867	9.1	11.9	898	46
180387000613	945	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Public	K-5	6401 Hemlock Ave	Gary	46403	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 321-8545	276	18	15.7	69.9%	5 (1.8%)	259 (93.8%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,067			$5,475			$11,592	8.8	9.7	917	28
180005202155	946	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	725 Clark Road	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 977-9583	1,066	92	11.5	100.0%	6 (0.6%)	952 (89.3%)	80 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	$14,595			$5,880			$8,715	8.7	9	931	15
180002402258	947	Indiana School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 E 42nd St	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indiana School For The Deaf	No	No	No	No	(317) 550-4800	274	59	4.6	84.3%	176 (64.2%)	28 (10.2%)	28 (10.2%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.2%)	$00			$00			$00	8.6	7.9	952	5
180363000563	948	South Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Cottage Ave	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8100	353	33	10.7	81.3%	81 (22.9%)	102 (28.9%)	123 (34.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	$12,520			$2,590			$9,930	8.6	8.5	936	12
180014502595	949	Tindley Genesis Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	4020 Meadows Pkwy	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Tindley Genesis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 545-1745	397	21	18.9	84.1%	0 (0.0%)	346 (87.2%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$9,654			$3,299			$6,355	8.5	7.7	958	9
180345000476	950	Lodge Community School	Public	K-8	2000 Lodge Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 477-5319	431	41	10.5	77.3%	102 (23.7%)	142 (32.9%)	82 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	59 (13.7%)	$13,996			$2,661			$11,334	8	7.3	966	16

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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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