Best Schools for Black Students in Indiana (2026)

These are the Indiana public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	White Lick Elementary School Brownsburg	65%	75%	47	B+
2	Utica Elementary School Jeffersonville	70%	70%	26	B
3	Paramount Cottage Home Indianapolis	70%	70%	23	A+
4	Lincoln Elementary School Brownsburg	65%	75%	39	A+
5	College Wood Elementary School Carmel	70%	70%	20	A+
6	Towne Meadow Elementary School Carmel	70%	70%	20	A
7	Arlington Elementary School Indianapolis	70%	70%	23	A
8	Reagan Elementary School Brownsburg	55%	75%	51	A
9	Hickory Elementary School Avon	50%	70%	25	A+
10	Delaware Trail Elementary School Brownsburg	65%	55%	37	A
11	Brown Elementary School Brownsburg	50%	70%	30	A+
12	Sycamore Elementary School Avon	45%	75%	34	A
13	Eagle Elementary School Brownsburg	45%	65%	54	A+
14	Fred H Croninger Elementary School Fort Wayne	55%	55%	53	A
15	Edgar L Miller Elementary School Merrillville	47%	57%	100	C+
16	Jerry Ross Elementary School Crown Point	50%	50%	22	B+
17	Riverside Elementary School Jeffersonville	50%	50%	28	D
18	McCordsville Elementary School Mccordsville	50%	50%	24	B
19	Meadow's Edge Elementary School Mishawaka	50%	50%	26	B
20	John Wood Elementary School Merrillville	50%	50%	24	A
21	Harrison Parkway Elementary School Fishers	50%	50%	22	A
22	Geist Elementary School Fishers	50%	50%	22	A+
23	Sand Creek Elementary Fishers	45%	55%	34	A
24	Thorpe Creek Elementary Fishers	50%	50%	24	A+
25	Grassy Creek Elementary School Indianapolis	42%	57%	96	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Merle Sidener Gifted Academy Indianapolis	77%	72%	67	B
2	Forest Glen Elementary School Indianapolis	65%	75%	56	A
3	Paramount Brookside Indianapolis	57%	62%	225	A+
4	Creekside Middle School Carmel	65%	55%	56	A+
5	Robert Taft Middle School Crown Point	70%	50%	20	B+
6	Hanover Central Middle School Cedar Lake	70%	50%	25	B
7	Highland Hills Middle School Georgetown	70%	50%	24	B
8	Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch Fishers	62%	57%	91	A+
9	Brownsburg East Middle School Brownsburg	57%	52%	201	B
10	Brownsburg West Middle School Brownsburg	57%	52%	95	A+
11	Tindley Genesis Academy Indianapolis	47%	57%	78	D
12	Noblesville West Middle School Noblesville	55%	45%	40	A
13	Discovery Middle School Granger	50%	50%	22	A+
14	Plainfield Community Middle School Plainfield	55%	45%	39	C+
15	Riverside Intermediate School Fishers	45%	55%	46	A+
16	Speedway Junior High School Speedway	45%	55%	58	A+
17	Center Grove Middle School North Greenwood	50%	50%	20	A
18	Amy Beverland Elementary Indianapolis	47%	47%	177	B
19	Merrillville Intermediate School Merrillville	48%	44%	613	B+
20	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc Indianapolis	32%	57%	112	C
21	Carmel Middle School Carmel	45%	45%	48	B+
22	George Washington Carver School 87 Indianapolis	45%	45%	43	C+
23	Hal E Clark Middle School Saint John	52%	37%	62	B
24	Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2 Speedway	35%	55%	47	B+
25	James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 Speedway	45%	45%	52	B+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Speedway Senior High School Speedway	90%	50%	24	A+
2	Munster High School Munster	90%	50%	24	A+
3	Carmel High School Carmel	72%	47%	63	A+
4	Homestead High School Fort Wayne	70%	50%	24	A+
5	Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch Indianapolis	65%	35%	54	B+
6	Fishers High School Fishers	62%	32%	62	A+
7	Brownsburg High School Brownsburg	62%	32%	92	A+
8	Hamilton Southeastern HS Fishers	67%	27%	71	A+
9	Rock Creek Community Academy Sellersburg	45%	45%	31	B
10	Herron High School Indianapolis	65%	25%	45	A+
11	Penn High School Mishawaka	65%	25%	35	A+
12	Avon High School Avon	62%	22%	116	A+
13	Crown Point High School Crown Point	70%	10%	26	A+
14	Pike High School Indianapolis	52%	23%	444	C+
15	Portage High School Portage	57%	17%	75	C+
16	Ben Davis University High School Indianapolis	65%	5%	45	C+
17	Lake Central High School Saint John	55%	15%	49	A
18	West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School West Lafayette	45%	25%	32	A+
19	Herron-Riverside High School Indianapolis	47%	17%	73	B
20	Concord Community High School Elkhart	30%	30%	23	C
21	Damar Charter Academy Indianapolis	30%	30%	21	D
22	Bloomington High School North Bloomington	50%	10%	21	A+
23	Franklin Central High School Indianapolis	45%	15%	54	B+
24	Hobart High School Hobart	50%	10%	21	B
25	Mt Vernon High School Fortville	50%	10%	24	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Black Students in Indiana (2026)

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