Barr Township
Daviess County · 5,404 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall A− · #188 of 585 in IN
Indiana rankings · Schools
Towns with the best schools in Indiana
Barr Township ranks first on schools among Indiana’s 592 towns of 2,500+; 193 of the 592 grade A− or better (schools are graded within each state).
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). How grades work
A+
#T2Brown Township
Hendricks County · 15,523 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall A · #64 of 585 in IN
Brownsburg
Hendricks County · 34,089 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall A · #32 of 585 in IN
All 592 towns
Schools grade, best first (graded within Indiana). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 468 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
592 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
T11Delaware TownshipHamilton County · 36,770 peopleA+graded within the state·Overall A+ · #22 of 585
T11Fall Creek TownshipHamilton County · 75,188 peopleA+graded within the state·Overall A · #56 of 585
T15Westfield Washington TownshipHamilton County · 70,020 peopleA+graded within the state·Overall A · #77 of 585
T22White River TownshipJohnson County · 56,493 peopleA+graded within the state·Overall A− · #127 of 585
T47Sugar Creek TownshipHancock County · 18,299 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A+ · #29 of 585
T49Guilford TownshipHendricks County · 37,203 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A− · #152 of 585
T52Washington TownshipHendricks County · 62,740 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #71 of 585
T54Clearspring TownshipLaGrange County · 4,713 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A− · #158 of 585
59Lakes of the Four Seasonsunincorporated, Lake County · 7,402 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A+ · #14 of 585
T60Shorewood Forestunincorporated, Porter County · 3,263 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A− · #184 of 585
T111Bloomington Township College campusMonroe County · 46,702 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+
T111Clear Creek TownshipMonroe County · 5,228 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #148 of 585
T111Smithville-Sandersunincorporated, Monroe County · 3,299 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #263 of 585
T111Van Buren TownshipMonroe County · 12,634 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #139 of 585
T120Liberty TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,400 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #132 of 585
T120Lincoln TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,847 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A · #33 of 585
T127New Albany TownshipFloyd County · 52,380 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #280 of 585
T138Heritage Lakeunincorporated, Putnam County · 3,227 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #247 of 585
T141Harrison TownshipHarrison County · 13,718 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #176 of 585
T144Buck Creek TownshipHancock County · 10,674 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #136 of 585
T152Delaware TownshipDelaware County · 3,500 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #140 of 585
T152Hamilton TownshipDelaware County · 7,302 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B− · #337 of 585
156West Lafayette College campusTippecanoe County · 45,747 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+
T173Jackson TownshipHarrison County · 6,086 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #159 of 585
T184Washington TownshipDecatur County · 14,073 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #192 of 585
T186Washington TownshipPutnam County · 2,571 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #288 of 585
T188Brightunincorporated, Dearborn County · 5,540 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A+ · #7 of 585
T188Harrison TownshipDearborn County · 3,447 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #199 of 585
196Haw Creek TownshipBartholomew County · 3,887 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #185 of 585
T197Wayne TownshipKosciusko County · 29,702 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #165 of 585
T202Fall Creek TownshipMadison County · 16,225 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #131 of 585
T212Lauramie TownshipTippecanoe County · 2,634 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #204 of 585
T212Sheffield TownshipTippecanoe County · 4,013 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #422 of 585
T212Tippecanoe TownshipTippecanoe County · 9,877 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #245 of 585
T212Wabash Township College campusTippecanoe County · 66,098 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+
T212Washington TownshipTippecanoe County · 2,517 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #258 of 585
T219Jefferson TownshipElkhart County · 11,189 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B · #292 of 585
T219Middlebury TownshipElkhart County · 9,003 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #353 of 585
226Pleasant TownshipJohnson County · 68,110 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #167 of 585
T229Harrison TownshipKosciusko County · 3,748 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #177 of 585
T236Hamilton TownshipSullivan County · 7,086 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #387 of 585
T245Silver Creek TownshipClark County · 14,771 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #157 of 585
T251Lawrenceburg TownshipDearborn County · 11,398 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A+ · #27 of 585
T254Brookville TownshipFranklin County · 5,797 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #331 of 585
T254Whitewater TownshipFranklin County · 2,755 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #235 of 585
T259Lafayette TownshipMadison County · 5,289 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #209 of 585
T259Stony Creek TownshipMadison County · 4,196 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #153 of 585
T265Bean Blossom TownshipMonroe County · 2,887 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #384 of 585
T265Richland TownshipMonroe County · 15,217 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #217 of 585
T268Pleasant TownshipSteuben County · 14,561 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #216 of 585
T273Brownstown TownshipJackson County · 5,851 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #172 of 585
T281Jamestown TownshipSteuben County · 3,263 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #215 of 585
287French Lick TownshipOrange County · 4,746 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #362 of 585
T291Franklin TownshipJohnson County · 22,301 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #238 of 585
T297Fairfield TownshipTippecanoe County · 53,541 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #242 of 585
T312Columbia TownshipWhitley County · 12,082 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #208 of 585
T312Thorncreek TownshipWhitley County · 4,272 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #256 of 585
T329Huntington TownshipHuntington County · 20,559 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B · #272 of 585
T329Jackson TownshipHuntington County · 4,226 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall A− · #108 of 585
T335Indian Creek TownshipLawrence County · 2,682 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall C+ · #416 of 585
T335Marshall TownshipLawrence County · 4,607 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #198 of 585
T335Shawswick TownshipLawrence County · 20,901 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #327 of 585
T341New Durham TownshipLaPorte County · 8,194 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #344 of 585
T348Cedar Creek TownshipAllen County · 14,290 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #246 of 585
T348Springfield TownshipAllen County · 4,745 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #227 of 585
T358Rochester TownshipFulton County · 10,001 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #358 of 585
360Pipe Creek TownshipMadison County · 12,354 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #363 of 585
361Harrison TownshipDelaware County · 3,531 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #412 of 585
T364Charlestown TownshipClark County · 16,748 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B · #261 of 585
T364Jeffersonville TownshipClark County · 65,369 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #410 of 585
T369Madison TownshipJefferson County · 18,077 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #443 of 585
T371Union TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,481 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #366 of 585
T373White River TownshipRandolph County · 7,169 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #414 of 585
T383Hanover TownshipJefferson County · 5,695 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #350 of 585
T385Shelby TownshipTippecanoe County · 2,533 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B · #269 of 585
T395Clay TownshipBartholomew County · 3,381 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #239 of 585
T395German TownshipBartholomew County · 7,453 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #359 of 585
T395Harrison TownshipBartholomew County · 4,423 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #435 of 585
T395Wayne TownshipBartholomew County · 3,889 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B · #295 of 585
T401Bloomfield TownshipLaGrange County · 5,883 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #340 of 585
T405Pleasant TownshipLaPorte County · 3,521 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #219 of 585
417Grangerunincorporated, St. Joseph County · 30,321 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B · #270 of 585
T422Washington TownshipDaviess County · 16,948 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #453 of 585
T424Greencastle TownshipPutnam County · 12,807 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #195 of 585
T426Jefferson TownshipMorgan County · 3,693 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #411 of 585
T426Washington TownshipMorgan County · 18,012 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #315 of 585
434Dunlapunincorporated, Elkhart County · 6,109 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #343 of 585
T435Roselawnunincorporated, Jasper County · 3,417 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #253 of 585
T439Deer Creek TownshipCarroll County · 4,651 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #506 of 585
T441South Havenunincorporated, Porter County · 7,241 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #449 of 585
T445Elkhart TownshipElkhart County · 38,435 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #434 of 585
T448Harrison TownshipFayette County · 6,294 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C− · #534 of 585
453Van Buren TownshipFountain County · 2,948 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #420 of 585
456Jefferson TownshipSwitzerland County · 3,303 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #494 of 585
T457Washington TownshipStarke County · 3,017 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #513 of 585
T460Tippecanoe TownshipKosciusko County · 6,630 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #474 of 585
T460Turkey Creek TownshipKosciusko County · 8,658 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #317 of 585
T460Van Buren TownshipKosciusko County · 4,324 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #302 of 585
T466Center TownshipVanderburgh County · 41,874 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #418 of 585
T466German TownshipVanderburgh County · 7,491 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #442 of 585
T466Highlandunincorporated, Vanderburgh County · 5,114 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #437 of 585
T466Knight TownshipVanderburgh County · 68,332 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #450 of 585
T466Melody Hillunincorporated, Vanderburgh County · 3,243 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #240 of 585
T466Perry TownshipVanderburgh County · 24,679 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #336 of 585
T466Pigeon TownshipVanderburgh County · 26,995 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #501 of 585
T466Scott TownshipVanderburgh County · 10,740 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #389 of 585
T476Center TownshipMarshall County · 16,383 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #364 of 585
T484Manchester TownshipDearborn County · 3,345 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #382 of 585
T493Clinton TownshipVermillion County · 8,925 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #512 of 585
T498Cleveland TownshipWhitley County · 3,383 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #441 of 585
T498Washington TownshipKosciusko County · 2,916 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #299 of 585
T502Grissom AFBunincorporated, Cass County · 2,977 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #547 of 585
T506Washington TownshipWashington County · 10,430 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #554 of 585
T514Country Squire Lakesunincorporated, Jennings County · 3,057 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D · #567 of 585
T523Lawrence TownshipMarion County · 124,509 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C+ · #413 of 585
T527St. Joseph TownshipAllen County · 79,623 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall B− · #338 of 585
535Blue River TownshipJohnson County · 4,948 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall B− · #354 of 585
T536Coolspring TownshipLaPorte County · 15,408 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #528 of 585
T536Springfield TownshipLaPorte County · 3,731 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #560 of 585
T544North Terre Hauteunincorporated, Vigo County · 4,534 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C · #490 of 585
562Washington TownshipMarion County · 140,572 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall B− · #385 of 585
T565Cleveland TownshipElkhart County · 13,130 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall C · #502 of 585
T565Simonton Lakeunincorporated, Elkhart County · 4,248 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall C · #509 of 585
T565Washington TownshipElkhart County · 7,010 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall C− · #555 of 585
T570Center TownshipDelaware County · 64,861 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall C− · #536 of 585
T576Centre TownshipSt. Joseph County · 14,444 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall B− · #381 of 585
T576Clay TownshipSt. Joseph County · 34,221 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall B− · #397 of 585
T576German TownshipSt. Joseph County · 10,030 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall C− · #552 of 585
T576Greene TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,947 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #431 of 585
T576Notre Dame College campusunincorporated, St. Joseph County · 6,890 peopleC−graded within the state·No overall grade
T576Portage TownshipSt. Joseph County · 94,293 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall C · #515 of 585
T576Warren TownshipSt. Joseph County · 7,787 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall D · #576 of 585
Not ranked
1 town without a schools grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Indianapolis · 910,638 people
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which Indiana town has the best schools?
Barr Township (Daviess County) ranks first on schools among 592 towns, with an A+; Brown Township and Brownsburg follow. Schools are compared within Indiana, so the letter is a state grade.
How are these towns ranked?
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a schools grade (592 in Indiana). 1 town of 2,500+ lack the figures and is listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Indiana page.
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