Best Schools for Low-income Students in Indiana (2026)

These are the Indiana public schools where low-income 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 low-income 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	North Salem Elementary School North Salem	70%	90%	27	A
2	Horizon Elementary School Granger	75%	85%	38	A+
3	Ireland Elementary School Ireland	75%	75%	33	B
4	Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch Granger	75%	75%	33	A
5	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Valparaiso	75%	75%	58	C+
6	Lincoln Elementary School Brownsburg	67%	82%	69	A+
7	Cardinal Elementary School Brownsburg	67%	77%	91	A+
8	Reagan Elementary School Brownsburg	62%	82%	84	A
9	Barr Reeve Elementary School Montgomery	67%	72%	72	B+
10	Cedarville Elementary School Fort Wayne	65%	75%	55	A+
11	Paramount Cottage Home Indianapolis	70%	70%	29	A+
12	Solon Robinson Elementary School Crown Point	67%	72%	74	B+
13	Northpoint Elementary School Granger	70%	70%	22	A+
14	Van Buren Elementary School Plainfield	57%	82%	69	A+
15	Holland Elementary School Holland	70%	70%	20	A+
16	John Simatovich Elementary School Valparaiso	65%	75%	47	C+
17	Forest Dale Elementary School Carmel	65%	72%	59	A+
18	White Lick Elementary School Brownsburg	57%	72%	75	B+
19	Fred H Croninger Elementary School Fort Wayne	62%	67%	84	A
20	Utica Elementary School Jeffersonville	57%	72%	73	B
21	Farmersville Elementary School Mount Vernon	55%	75%	33	B+
22	Ernest R Elliott Elementary School Munster	65%	65%	45	B
23	Prairie Vista Elementary School Granger	65%	65%	31	B+
24	John Wood Elementary School Merrillville	55%	75%	50	A
25	Memorial Elementary School Valparaiso	65%	65%	56	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Lincoln Trail Elementary School Lamar	65%	75%	36	C+
2	Wood Memorial Intermediate School Mackey	70%	70%	25	A+
3	West Washington Elementary School Campbellsburg	62%	77%	142	A+
4	Merle Sidener Gifted Academy Indianapolis	67%	67%	108	B
5	Paramount Brookside Indianapolis	63%	68%	399	A+
6	South Terrace Elementary Wadesville	55%	75%	56	A+
7	The Bloomington Project School Bloomington	65%	65%	54	B
8	CSA Lincoln Campus Columbus	65%	65%	57	A+
9	Childs Elementary School Bloomington	55%	75%	35	B+
10	Unionville Elementary School Unionville	65%	65%	41	A+
11	Chrisney Elementary School Chrisney	55%	75%	44	B
12	Monroe Central Elementary School Parker City	57%	67%	138	C+
13	Brownsburg West Middle School Brownsburg	57%	62%	215	A+
14	Zionsville Middle School Zionsville	65%	55%	47	A+
15	Scott Elementary School Evansville	45%	75%	50	A
16	McCutchanville Elementary School Evansville	62%	57%	67	A+
17	Nancy Hanks Elementary School Ferdinand	50%	70%	28	A
18	Brownsburg East Middle School Brownsburg	59%	56%	315	B
19	Leo Elementary School Leo	57%	57%	120	A
20	Woodlan Elementary School Woodburn	57%	57%	112	C
21	Discovery Middle School Granger	62%	52%	127	A+
22	James Whitcomb Riley Elem School New Castle	52%	62%	71	A+
23	North Posey Junior High School Poseyville	62%	52%	61	A+
24	Speedway Junior High School Speedway	57%	57%	141	A+
25	Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2 Speedway	52%	62%	65	B+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Barr Reeve Middle/High School Montgomery	67%	67%	80	A+
2	Speedway Senior High School Speedway	75%	55%	56	A+
3	Munster High School Munster	87%	42%	63	A+
4	Bremen Senior High School Bremen	75%	45%	33	A
5	Carmel High School Carmel	72%	47%	113	A+
6	Zionsville Community High School Zionsville	70%	50%	24	A+
7	East Allen University Fort Wayne	85%	35%	52	A+
8	Heritage Hills High School Lincoln City	65%	55%	39	A+
9	John Glenn High School Walkerton	75%	45%	50	A+
10	Homestead High School Fort Wayne	72%	42%	82	A+
11	Penn High School Mishawaka	67%	47%	177	A+
12	East Central High School St Leon	67%	47%	62	A+
13	Carroll High School Fort Wayne	72%	42%	113	A+
14	Cloverdale High School Cloverdale	75%	35%	35	A+
15	Plainfield High School Plainfield	67%	42%	87	A+
16	Triton Central High School Fairland	75%	35%	32	A
17	Crawford County High School Marengo	65%	45%	45	A
18	Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch Indianapolis	75%	35%	35	B+
19	Herron High School Indianapolis	72%	37%	68	A+
20	Leo Junior/Senior High School Leo	62%	42%	132	A+
21	Fishers High School Fishers	62%	42%	145	A+
22	Triton Jr-Sr High School Bourbon	57%	47%	75	A
23	Castle High School Newburgh	62%	42%	87	A
24	Rushville Consolidated High School Rushville	57%	47%	81	A+
25	Carroll Senior High School Flora	70%	30%	21	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 Low-income Students in Indiana (2026)

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