The Hoosier State has plenty of excellent school districts located in some great, family-friendly communities. Interestingly, children in Indiana don’t have to enter school until the age of seven, but when they do begin classes, they are sure to be well-served by the districts on this list.

Indiana’s best school district is Carmel Clay School Corporation, a system of 15 schools serving Carmel and Clay Township, IN. The district’s high level of achievement has resulted in AdvancED accreditation, and a number of Blue Ribbon School awards for its elementary schools.

The second position in the ranking belongs to West Lafayette Community School Corporation, a smaller system of three schools serving West Lafayette, IN. Remarkably, WLCSC is ranked nationally in the top 1% for sTEM Education.

Third place belongs to Zionsville Community School Corporation, which serves Zionsville, IN, a northwestern suburb of Indianapolis. The district began the “Strong in Every Way” program in 2016 to provide ZCS students in need with adult mentors as a means of encouragement and in order to help develop their non-cognitive skills.

Ranked fourth is the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation, serving the communities of Fishers and Noblesville, IN. One of its schools, Geist Elementary School, was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2016.

Closing out the top five is Brownsburg Community School Corporation, located in Brownsburg, IN. BCSC students excel in state test scores, with 88% of students achieving proficiency in math, and 86% hitting the mark in reading.

Methodology

The following contributed to the ranking: student performance (math and reading test scores), dropout rates, school funding, and area poverty rates. Data was collected from a total of 9,577 school districts.

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