Top 10 Best Elkhart County Public Schools (2023)

For the 2023 school year, there are 58 public schools serving 35,113 students in Elkhart County, IN (there are 55 private schools, serving 4,570 private students). 88% of all K-12 students in Elkhart County, IN are educated in public schools (compared to the IN state average of 89%).

The top ranked public schools in Elkhart County, IN are Wakarusa Elementary School, North Wood High School and Middlebury Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Elkhart County, IN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Indiana public school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 43% statewide average). Schools in Elkhart County have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Indiana public schools.

Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Indiana public school average of 34% (majority Hispanic and Black).