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)
180243000277	131	Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	514 Railroad St	Covington	47932	Fountain County	Covington Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 793-4451	190	15	12.6	44.7%	169 (88.9%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$10,183			$590			$9,593	70.4	74	106	25
181086002359	132	Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	415 W Frakes St	Sullivan	47882	Sullivan County	Southwest School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 268-4000	298	17	18	49.0%	286 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$10,507			$559			$9,948	70.3	80.1	81	51
180021201540	133	William W Borden High School	Public	7-12	301 West St	Borden	47106	Clark County	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-2087	319	25	12.7	27.6%	301 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,811			$854			$12,957	70.2	73	112	21
180321000418	134	Morristown Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	223 S Patterson St	Morristown	46161	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 763-1221	320	26	12.3	40.6%	302 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$11,391			$634			$10,757	70.2	75.8	100	34
180726001222	135	Mt Vernon Middle School	Public	6-8	1862 W Sr 234	Fortville	46040	Hancock County	Mt Vernon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 485-3160	1,070	64	16.7	31.2%	803 (75.0%)	125 (11.7%)	56 (5.2%)	16 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.3%)	$9,337			$664			$8,673	70	71.3	125	10
181126001819	136	Tell City Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 12th St	Tell City	47586	Perry County	Tell City-Troy Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 547-3131	643	46	13.9	46.7%	599 (93.2%)	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$9,922			$384			$9,538	69.9	71.2	127	9
180348000491	137	Fairfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	67530 Us 33	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 831-2184	861	53	16.1	23.9%	753 (87.5%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$9,702			$367			$9,335	69.4	66.1	153	16
180084000165	138	North Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	3450 W Sr 340	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-1530	744	53	13.9	56.9%	693 (93.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$10,401			$832			$9,569	69.3	70.5	130	8
180315002589	139	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	421 South Harrison Street	Greentown	46936	Howard County	Eastern Howard School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 628-5030	397	22	18	47.9%	353 (88.9%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$6,728			$171			$6,558	68.9	66	154	15
181149001856	140	Triton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Triton Dr	Bourbon	46504	Marshall County	Triton School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(574) 342-6505	418	29	14.4	41.9%	387 (92.6%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,938			$476			$10,462	68.9	72.3	118	22

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds