Best elementary schools in Indianapolis Public Schools (2025)
Schools classified as elementary by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 35 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Indiana.
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- 189Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 360 students
- 284Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 228 students
- 370Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public Elementary50% Math proficiency · 303 students
- 461George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 246 students
- 553Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public Elementary44% Math proficiency · 351 students
- 652William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 381 students
- 749Charity Dye School 27 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public Elementary35% Math proficiency · 348 students
- 846Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary39% Math proficiency · 506 students
- 945Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14Indianapolis · Public Elementary77.4% Free/reduced-price lunch · 230 students
- 1038Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 208 students
- 1137Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 268 students
- 1234Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 301 students
- 1332Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary23% Math proficiency · 391 students
- 1431George W. Julian School 57 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 165 students
- 1529Cold Spring SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 359 students
- 1628Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 275 students
- 1728James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 173 students
- 1828William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary31% Math proficiency · 386 students
- 1928Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary13% Math proficiency · 451 students
- 2027Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary21% Math proficiency · 472 students
- 2126Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary7.5% Math proficiency · 328 students
- 2226Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary18% Math proficiency · 440 students
- 2326Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary23% Math proficiency · 251 students
- 2426Edison School of the Arts 47Indianapolis · Public Elementary25% Math proficiency · 617 students
- 2524Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 259 students
- 2624Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 326 students
- 2723James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 363 students
- 2823Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 241 students
- 2923Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary11% Math proficiency · 366 students
- 3023James Whitcomb Riley School 43Indianapolis · Public Elementary6% Math proficiency · 240 students
- 3122Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary2.5% Math proficiency · 398 students
- 3222Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 416 students
- 3321Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15Indianapolis · Public Elementary20% Math proficiency · 525 students
- 3417Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 308 students
- 3511Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99Indianapolis · Public Elementary5% Math proficiency · 361 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 89.3 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 360 |
| 2 | Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades 1–5 | Public | 83.8 Top 10% | 78% Math proficiency | 228 |
| 3 | Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 70.0 Top 25% | 50% Math proficiency | 303 |
| 4 | George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 60.7 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 246 |
| 5 | Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 52.8 Top 50% | 44% Math proficiency | 351 |
| 6 | William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 51.5 Top 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 381 |
| 7 | Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 48.5 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 348 |
| 8 | Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 45.5 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 506 |
| 9 | Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 44.7 Lower 50% | 77.4% Free/reduced-price lunch | 230 |
| 10 | Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 37.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 208 |
| 11 | Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 36.6 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 268 |
| 12 | Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 34.0 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 301 |
| 13 | Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 31.8 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 391 |
| 14 | George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 31.4 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 165 |
| 15 | Cold Spring School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 29.4 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 359 |
| 16 | Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 28.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 275 |
| 17 | James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27.8 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 173 |
| 18 | William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27.8 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 386 |
| 19 | Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27.5 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 451 |
| 20 | Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27.1 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 472 |
| 21 | Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 26.2 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 328 |
| 22 | Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 26.1 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 440 |
| 23 | Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 25.6 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 251 |
| 24 | Edison School of the Arts 47 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 25.5 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 617 |
| 25 | Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 23.8 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 259 |
| 26 | Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 23.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 326 |
| 27 | James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 23.0 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 363 |
| 28 | Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 23.0 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 241 |
| 29 | Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22.9 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 366 |
| 30 | James Whitcomb Riley School 43 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22.5 Lower 50% | 6% Math proficiency | 240 |
| 31 | Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22.4 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 398 |
| 32 | Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 416 |
| 33 | Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.7 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 525 |
| 34 | Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.5 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 308 |
| 35 | Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 11.3 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 361 |
Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry in Indianapolis leads the 2025 list of elementary schools in Indianapolis Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 89.3. Of the 35 schools shown, 35 are public.
For the full picture see the wider Indiana elementary schools rankings, every school on the Indianapolis Public Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Indianapolis Public Schools?
Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry in Indianapolis, Indiana ranks first among elementary schools in Indianapolis Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 89.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 360).
How are elementary schools in Indianapolis Public Schools ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.