Best Elementary Schools in Indiana

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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)
180477000901	801	IPS/Butler Lab at William Bell 60	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3330 N Pennsylvania	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4369	615	40	15.3	39.7%	232 (37.7%)	257 (41.8%)	75 (12.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.8%)	$13,530			$1,835			$11,695	21.2	41	628	173
180894001490	802	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	109 E Black Lane	Royal Center	46978	Cass County	Pioneer Regional School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 643-2255	484	39	12.5	58.5%	433 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$10,801			$489			$10,312	21	37.9	656	146
181236001966	803	Lakeside Elementary School	Public	K-4	9601 E 21st St	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-2850	546	36	15.3	76.0%	37 (6.8%)	356 (65.2%)	108 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	$11,873			$2,245			$9,628	21	15.3	861	58
180951002455	804	Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 N 19th St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3426	253	18	13.7	81.0%	134 (53.0%)	23 (9.1%)	49 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (18.2%)	$15,062			$2,115			$12,947	20.9	7.5	962	158
180009802474	805	Indiana Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6640 Intech Blvd - Suite 101	Indianapolis	46278	Marion County	Indiana Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 550-3188	5,475	170	32.2	42.8%	4,037 (73.7%)	555 (10.1%)	478 (8.7%)	61 (1.1%)	12 (0.2%)	11 (0.2%)	321 (5.9%)	$8,484			$670			$7,814	20.9	31.2	718	87
180363000551	806	Northcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Archwood Ln	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5450	514	36	14.4	62.8%	128 (24.9%)	162 (31.5%)	128 (24.9%)	53 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.8%)	$11,467			$1,651			$9,816	20.4	13.7	876	70
180327000444	807	Roosevelt STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	201 W Wolf Ave	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4840	529	31	17.3	62.9%	70 (13.2%)	97 (18.3%)	321 (60.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	$11,710			$2,766			$8,944	20.4	24.9	774	33
180345000458	808	Cedar Hall Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 N Fulton Ave	Evansville	47710	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8223	494	45	11	87.9%	270 (54.7%)	93 (18.8%)	43 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.6%)	$11,933			$2,579			$9,354	20.4	16.2	856	48
180324000421	809	East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E Main Cross St	Edinburgh	46124	Johnson County	Edinburgh Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 526-9771	421	28	15	64.1%	365 (86.7%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$8,667			$1,608			$7,059	20.4	24.9	775	34
180394000675	810	Parkwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	748 Spicewood Dr	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 945-2387	564	51	11.1	82.4%	190 (33.7%)	71 (12.6%)	240 (42.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.8%)	$10,551			$1,648			$8,903	20.3	20.4	816	6

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison