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)
180363000546	211	Memorial Park Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2200 Maumee Ave	Fort Wayne	46803	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-5300	592	40	14.9	61.0%	196 (33.1%)	184 (31.1%)	127 (21.5%)	20 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.5%)	$12,518			$2,417			$10,101	55.5	50.3	240	29
180309002419	212	Eastern Greene Middle School	Public	5-8	10503 E St Rd 54	Bloomfield	47424	Greene County	Eastern Greene Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 825-5010	349	26	13.6	51.0%	329 (94.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,836			$1,127			$8,709	55.3	57.2	205	7
181095001790	213	Owen Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	626 W St Hwy 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2249	344	23	14.8	55.2%	320 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$11,615			$1,778			$9,837	55.1	45.4	265	52
180399000689	214	Greencastle Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Percy L Julian Dr	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	Greencastle Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 653-9774	391	29	13.4	52.4%	355 (90.8%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$9,437			$741			$8,696	54.6	56.6	209	5
180222002728	215	Cloverdale Distance Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	310 E Logan St	Cloverdale	46120	Putnam County	Cloverdale Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(795) 795-4203	684			2.6%	597 (87.3%)	14 (2.0%)	42 (6.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	$6,579			$736			$5,843	54.5	46.6	260	45
180036000076	216	Northside Middle School	Public	7-8	1400 27th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4405	904	58	15.6	48.9%	566 (62.6%)	21 (2.3%)	226 (25.0%)	51 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	$10,940			$1,001			$9,939	54.3	59.9	183	33
180792001363	217	North Newton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1641 W 250 N	Morocco	47963	Newton County	North Newton School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 285-2252	521	37	13.9	53.4%	449 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$11,155			$392			$10,763	53.8	50.4	239	22
180129002573	218	Carroll Junior High School	Public	7-8	2362 E Sr 18	Flora	46929	Carroll County	Carroll Consolidated School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 967-4157	149	13	11.6	49.7%	135 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$9,102			$428			$8,674	53.8	49.5	245	27
180005102165	219	Victory College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1780 Sloan Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Victory College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 351-1534	902	89	10.1	92.7%	108 (12.0%)	555 (61.5%)	183 (20.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.8%)	$12,704			$4,682			$8,023	53.7	42	280	61
180477002555	220	George Washington Carver School 87	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2411 Indpls Ave	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4287	425	28	15.1	52.7%	117 (27.5%)	144 (33.9%)	140 (32.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$15,893			$1,967			$13,926	53.6	69.3	138	82

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education