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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Indiana

Across Indiana, 991 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Dickinson Academy leads the list at 8.6:1, against a median of 15.1:1 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

991

Indiana

Best Students/teacher

8.6:1

Median Students/teacher

15.1:1

LOWEST RATIO · INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Dickinson Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	309	8.6:1
2	James Whitcomb Riley School 43	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	240	8.7:1
3	Lincoln School	Evansville, IN	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	Elementary	280	8.8:1
4	Herron Preparatory Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Herron Preparatory Academy	Elementary	428	9.1:1
5	Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	208	9.4:1
6	Montezuma Elementary School	Montezuma, IN	Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp	Elementary	213	9.5:1
7	Coquillard Elementary School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	305	9.6:1
8	Forest Park Elementary School	Brazil, IN	Clay Community Schools	Elementary	232	9.7:1
9	Eastwood Elementary School	New Castle, IN	New Castle Community School Corp	Elementary	257	9.8:1
10	Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	328	9.9:1
11	Highland Park Elementary School	Bloomington, IN	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	Elementary	336	10.1:1
12	Springville Community Academy	Springville, IN	Springville Community Academy	Elementary	253	10.1:1
13	SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence	Indianapolis, IN	SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence	Elementary	588	10.1:1
14	Willard Shambaugh Elementary Sch	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	266	10.2:1
15	Rockville Elementary School	Rockville, IN	North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp	Elementary	348	10.2:1
16	George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	246	10.3:1
17	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Indianapolis, IN	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Elementary	247	10.3:1
18	Washington Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	206	10.3:1
19	Edison Middle School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	551	10.3:1
20	Fairview Elementary School	Bloomington, IN	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	Elementary	414	10.3:1
21	Dollens Elementary	Oolitic, IN	North Lawrence Com Schools	Elementary	217	10.3:1
22	Fairview Elementary School	Richmond, IN	Richmond Community Schools	Elementary	259	10.4:1
23	Grandview Elementary School	Bloomington, IN	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	Elementary	417	10.4:1
24	William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	381	10.4:1
25	Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	348	10.4:1
26	Turkey Run Elementary School	Marshall, IN	North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp	Elementary	248	10.6:1
27	South Wayne Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	340	10.6:1
28	Claypool Elementary School	Claypool, IN	Warsaw Community Schools	Elementary	253	10.7:1
29	Princeton Comm Primary School	Princeton, IN	North Gibson School Corporation	Elementary	417	10.7:1
30	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	282	10.7:1
31	Elwood Haynes Elementary School	Kokomo, IN	Kokomo School Corporation	Elementary	334	10.8:1
32	Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	259	10.8:1
33	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	227	10.8:1
34	Hattie B Stokes Elementary School	Lebanon, IN	Lebanon Community School Corp	Elementary	394	10.8:1
35	Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	228	10.9:1
36	Glenwood Leadership Academy	Evansville, IN	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	Elementary	436	10.9:1
37	Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	241	10.9:1
38	Indian Village Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	331	11.0:1
39	Lafayette Park Elementary School	Kokomo, IN	Kokomo School Corporation	Elementary	527	11.0:1
40	Clear Creek Elementary School	Bloomington, IN	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	Elementary	294	11.0:1
41	Adams Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	308	11.0:1
42	West Jay Elementary	Dunkirk, IN	Jay School Corporation	Elementary	214	11.1:1
43	Arlington Heights Elementary Sch	Bloomington, IN	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	Elementary	301	11.1:1
44	Saint Joseph Central School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	434	11.1:1
45	Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Elementary	268	11.2:1
46	Winslow Elementary School	Winslow, IN	Pike County School Corp	Elementary	268	11.2:1
47	Otterbein Elementary School	Otterbein, IN	Benton Community School Corp	Elementary	245	11.2:1
48	Bloomingdale Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Elementary	331	11.2:1
49	Johnson Elementary School	Scottsburg, IN	Scott County School District 2	Elementary	219	11.2:1
50	Ouabache Elementary School	Terre Haute, IN	Vigo County School Corp	Elementary	366	11.4:1

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