Best Schools in Anderson, Indiana

Anderson, Indiana has 11 ranked public schools, spanning elementary through high school. The city average sits at 5.5 out of 10, and most schools land close to that midpoint. Just one school — Edgewood Elementary — clears 7 on a 10-point scale, meaning 9% of Anderson's ranked schools qualify as high-performing. In a city with 11 options, that single standout shapes the entire decision map for parents doing their homework.

Edgewood Elementary leads the city at 7.5, a full two points above the average. Eastside Elementary follows at 6.8, giving families with younger children two legitimate upper-tier choices. Anderson High School is the third-highest-ranked school in the city at 6.1 — above both Erskine Elementary (5.8) and Excel Center — Anderson (5.5), which ties the citywide average exactly. The two highest-performing schools are both elementary. At the high school level, scores sit in a tighter 0.6-point window, where meaningful differentiation is harder to extract from the numbers alone.

The 2-point gap between Edgewood's 7.5 and the 5.5 city average is significant in a system this compact. Eleven ranked schools is a small field, but performance is not evenly distributed across it. Parents with flexibility on where they live within Anderson will find that targeting the right school — not just the right district — pays off in ways a citywide average won't reveal.

For families already in Anderson or arriving soon, the decision starts with attendance zones. Edgewood and Eastside are the clear elementary targets. At the secondary level, Anderson High School at 6.1 clears the city average, and Excel Center — Anderson provides a second high school option at the 5.5 mark. With 11 schools averaging 5.5 across the board, confirming your assigned school before committing to a neighborhood is the highest-leverage first step in any Anderson school search.