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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Indiana

1,059 public elementary schools in Indiana appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Liberty Grove Schools leads the list at 100%, against a median of 52.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,059

Indiana

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

52.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Liberty Grove Schools	Indianapolis, IN	Liberty Grove Schools	Elementary	227	100%
2	East Chicago Lighthouse	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Elementary	495	99.0%
3	KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	Elementary	721	98.5%
4	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Elementary	483	97.1%
5	Matchbook Learning	Indianapolis, IN	Matchbook Learning	Elementary	707	96.3%
6	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	Elementary	684	96.1%
7	Benjamin Franklin Elem School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	441	95.9%
8	Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry	Muncie, IN	Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry	Elementary	201	95.5%
9	Circle City Preparatory Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN	Circle City Prep Charter School	Elementary	321	94.7%
10	Vision Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Vision Academy	Elementary	391	94.4%
11	Invent Learning Hub	Indianapolis, IN	Invent Learning Hub	Elementary	221	94.1%
12	Avondale Meadows Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Avondale Meadows Academy	Elementary	332	93.7%
13	Mays Community Academy	Mays, IN	Mays Community Academy	Elementary	101	92.1%
14	Davis Park Elementary School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	325	91.1%
15	South View Elementary School	Muncie, IN	Muncie Community Schools	Elementary	470	90.0%
16	Farrington Grove Elementary School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	380	89.7%
17	SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence	Indianapolis, IN	SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence	Elementary	588	88.1%
18	Tindley Genesis Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Tindley Genesis Academy	Elementary	368	87.2%
19	Sand Creek Elementary School	North Vernon, IN	Jennings County School Corporation	Elementary	385	87.0%
20	Elwood Haynes Elementary School	Kokomo, IN	Kokomo School Corporation	Elementary	334	86.8%
21	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	235	86.4%
22	ACE Preparatory Academy	Indianapolis, IN	ACE Preparatory Academy	Elementary	131	84.7%
23	Southwick Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	East Allen County Schools	Elementary	724	84.7%
24	Frances Slocum Elem School	Marion, IN	Marion Community Schools	Elementary	473	84.6%
25	Columbia Elementary School	Logansport, IN	Logansport Community Sch Corp	Elementary	432	84.5%
26	Terre Town Elementary School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	553	84.3%
27	Concord West Side Elem School	Elkhart, IN	Concord Community Schools	Elementary	504	83.9%
28	Prince Chapman Academy	Fort Wayne, IN	East Allen County Schools	Elementary	819	83.8%
29	Miami Elementary School	Lafayette, IN	Lafayette School Corporation	Elementary	442	83.5%
30	Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	354	83.3%
31	Sugar Grove Elementary School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	360	82.8%
32	Timothy L Johnson Academy	Fort Wayne, IN	Timothy L Johnson Academy	Elementary	440	82.7%
33	Longfellow Elementary School	Muncie, IN	Muncie Community Schools	Elementary	348	82.5%
34	Allen Elementary School	Marion, IN	Marion Community Schools	Elementary	380	82.4%
35	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	400	82.3%
36	Global Preparatory Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Global Preparatory Academy	Elementary	742	82.1%
37	Southport Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Elementary	450	82.0%
38	Enlace Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Enlace Academy	Elementary	686	81.8%
39	Lincoln Elementary School	Huntington, IN	Huntington Co Com Sch Corp	Elementary	350	81.7%
40	Winchester Village Elementary	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Elementary	546	81.5%
41	Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle	Indianapolis, IN	Adelante Schools	Elementary	451	81.4%
42	Parkwood Elementary School	Clarksville, IN	Greater Clark County Schools	Elementary	561	80.7%
43	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Elementary	633	80.7%
44	South Wayne Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	340	80.6%
45	Clinton Young Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Elementary	595	80.3%
46	Ouabache Elementary School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	366	80.3%
47	Christel House Academy South	Indianapolis, IN	Christel House Academy South	Elementary	513	80.3%
48	Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	431	80.3%
49	Study Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	268	80.2%
50	Chamberlain Elementary School	Goshen, IN	Goshen Community Schools	Elementary	342	80.1%

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