Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Indiana schools were revised on October 21^st after the IN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 iLEARN Biology scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 485)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
180363000553	391	Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 E Wash Ctr Rd	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-2930	587	37	16	69.5%	228 (38.8%)	131 (22.3%)	128 (21.8%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.2%)	$10,671			$1,042			$9,630	19	25.6	363	28
180015002483	392	Highland Middle School	Public	7-8	2108 E 200 N	Anderson	46012	Madison County	Anderson Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 641-2059	914	66	13.8	80.7%	425 (46.5%)	213 (23.3%)	169 (18.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (11.3%)	$13,349			$2,520			$10,829	19	19.1	396	4
181029001682	393	Jefferson Traditional School	Public	6-8	528 S Eddy St	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4100	516	38	13.5	63.8%	200 (38.8%)	167 (32.4%)	98 (19.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.7%)	$14,027			$2,609			$11,419	18.8	20.4	388	5
180009402487	394	IN Math & Science Academy - North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7435 N Keystone Ave	Indianapolis	46240	Marion County	IN Math & Science Academy - North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 259-7300	631	63	10	78.8%	36 (5.7%)	363 (57.5%)	189 (30.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	$12,813			$3,895			$8,919	18.7	31.2	341	53
180477000844	395	H L Harshman Middle School	Public	7-8	1501 E 10th St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4101	549	39	14	83.8%	20 (3.6%)	177 (32.2%)	337 (61.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$17,048			$1,982			$15,066	18.2	11.7	441	46
180018402620	396	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3980 Meadows Dr	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 550-3363	192	14	13.7	88.5%	4 (2.1%)	179 (93.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$11,225			$3,627			$7,599	18.1	21.5	382	14
180016502590	397	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7356 East County Road 50 South	Dugger	47848	Sullivan County	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 648-7109	567	45	12.6	67.2%	540 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,010			$961			$7,050	17.8	20.7	387	10
180001601738	398	Options Westfield	Public, Charter	6-12	530 W Carmel Dr	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Options Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 815-2098	228	15	15.7	26.3%	162 (71.1%)	12 (5.3%)	29 (12.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	$11,231			$188			$11,042	17.7	15.6	414	16
180327000440	399	Pierre Moran Middle School	Public	7-8	200 W Lusher Ave	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4805	459	35	13.3	75.2%	116 (25.3%)	59 (12.9%)	246 (53.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$10,329			$1,376			$8,953	17.7	18.8	400	1
180462000780	400	River Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-7551	379	23	16.8	87.1%	136 (35.9%)	51 (13.5%)	161 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.9%)	$8,369			$453			$7,916	17.6	19.8	393	7

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ILEARN English Language Arts, ILEARN Math test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences