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Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Indianapolis (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Indiana.

  1. 1
    57
    Herron-Riverside High SchoolIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 6.2
  2. 2
    28
    James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.9
  3. 3
    44
    Rooted School IndianapolisIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 7.9
  4. 4
    31
    George W. Julian School 57 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.7
  5. 5
    19
    Indianapolis Metropolitan High SchIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 8.8
  6. 6
    23
    James Whitcomb Riley School 43Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.9
  7. 7
    83
    Herron Preparatory AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.1
  8. 8
    38
    Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
  9. 9
    54
    PLA@Promise PrepIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.6
  10. 10
    26
    Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.9
  11. 11
    75
    Herron High SchoolIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 10.0
  12. 12
    24
    SE Neighborhood Sch of ExcellenceIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.1
  13. 13
    30
    William Penn Middle School - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.2
  14. 14
    61
    George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
  15. 15
    50
    Phalen Leadership Academy - IN IncIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
  16. 16
    49
    Charity Dye School 27 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.5
  17. 17
    52
    William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.6
  18. 18
    53
    Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.8
  19. 19
    24
    Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.8
  20. 20
    84
    Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
  21. 21
    23
    ACE Preparatory AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
  22. 22
    23
    Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
  23. 23
    37
    Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
  24. 24
    53
    PLA at George H Fisher School 93Indianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
  25. 25
    36
    Invent Learning HubIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
  26. 26
    28
    Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
  27. 27
    23
    James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
  28. 28
    23
    Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
  29. 29
    22
    Global Preparatory AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
  30. 30
    48
    Louis B Russell Jr School 48Indianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.9
  31. 31
    59
    Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.0
  32. 32
    28
    Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.0
  33. 33
    70
    Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
  34. 34
    32
    Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
  35. 35
    22
    Northwest Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
  36. 36
    21
    H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
  37. 37
    21
    Arlington Middle School - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
  38. 38
    26
    Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.6
  39. 39
    16
    Vision AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.6
  40. 40
    57
    Purdue Polytechnic High Sch NorthIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 12.7
  41. 41
    45
    Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.8
  42. 42
    49
    Charles A Tindley Accelerated SchIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 12.9
  43. 43
    22
    James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Charter MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.9
  44. 44
    46
    McClelland Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
  45. 45
    39
    Hawthorne Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
  46. 46
    49
    The PATH SchoolIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
  47. 47
    29
    Lincoln Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.1
  48. 48
    41
    Westlane Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.2
  49. 49
    33
    Gold AcademyIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
  50. 50
    89
    Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  51. 51
    42
    Emma Donnan Elementary and MiddleIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  52. 52
    34
    Eastridge Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  53. 53
    29
    Cold Spring SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  54. 54
    26
    Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  55. 55
    22
    Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  56. 56
    22
    Avondale Meadows AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  57. 57
    40
    IN Math & Science AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
  58. 58
    27
    Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
  59. 59
    22
    Enlace AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
  60. 60
    21
    Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
  61. 61
    60
    Southport Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
  62. 62
    24
    Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
  63. 63
    23
    Tindley Summit AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
  64. 64
    18
    Avondale Meadows Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Charter MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.7
  65. 65
    46
    Allegiant Preparatory AcademyIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
  66. 66
    36
    Greenbriar Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
  67. 67
    34
    Liberty Park Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
  68. 68
    50
    Lynwood ElementaryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
  69. 69
    26
    Christel House Academy WestIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
  70. 70
    22
    Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
  71. 71
    46
    Irvington Community Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Charter MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.0
  72. 72
    43
    Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103Indianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
  73. 73
    33
    New Augusta Public Academy - SouthIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
  74. 74
    30
    H. L. Harshman Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.1
  75. 75
    30
    Valley Mills Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.2
  76. 76
    40
    James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High SchoolIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.3
  77. 77
    40
    Christel House Watanabe Manual High SchoolIndianapolis · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.3
  78. 78
    34
    Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
  79. 79
    28
    William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
  80. 80
    44
    New Augusta Public Academy - NorthIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.4
  81. 81
    33
    Westlake Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.4
  82. 82
    19
    Brook Park Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.5
  83. 83
    61
    Arlington Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
  84. 84
    53
    Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
  85. 85
    31
    Lakeside Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
  86. 86
    29
    Stephen Decatur Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
  87. 87
    19
    George Washington High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.6
  88. 88
    45
    Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
  89. 89
    37
    Shortridge High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.7
  90. 90
    30
    Eastbrook Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
  91. 91
    25
    Stonybrook Intermediate & MiddleIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.7
  92. 92
    20
    Rhoades Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
  93. 93
    60
    Glenns Valley Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.8
  94. 94
    19
    Arsenal Technical High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.9
  95. 95
    38
    Lowell Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
  96. 96
    37
    Stout Field Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
  97. 97
    57
    New Bethel Elementary SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.1
  98. 98
    46
    Pike High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.1
  99. 99
    34
    Decatur Central High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.1
  100. 100
    33
    Christel House Academy SouthIndianapolis · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.1

Herron-Riverside High School in Indianapolis leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Indianapolis with Students per teacher 6.2. Of the 100 schools shown, 69 are public, 31 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best ratio school in Indianapolis?

Herron-Riverside High School in Indianapolis, Indiana ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Indianapolis with Students per teacher 6.2 (Enrollment: 388).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Indianapolis ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

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.