Central Elementary School was the first elementary school in Pike Township. It opened in 1957 and was given its name because of its central location in Pike Township. The original Central was replaced by a new larger facility which opened on August 12, 2003, at 7001 Zionsville Road. It is on the same 155-acre campus as the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township's Administrative Services Center, Pike High School, Lincoln Middle School, and the Pike Public Library.