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)
180732002320	341	Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 W Bethel Ave	Muncie	47304	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5290	583	44	13.1	70.5%	291 (49.9%)	141 (24.2%)	44 (7.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (16.0%)	$11,161			$1,559			$9,602	30.9	28.8	348	7
180534000939	342	Knox Community Middle School	Public	5-8	901 S Main St	Knox	46534	Starke County	Knox Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 772-1654	470	31	15.4	66.4%	421 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$8,349			$2,262			$6,087	30.8	25.1	365	23
181272002024	343	Westlane Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 W 73rd St	Indianapolis	46260	Marion County	MSD Washington Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 259-5412	736	63	11.6	67.8%	127 (17.3%)	302 (41.0%)	220 (29.9%)	39 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	$14,027			$1,217			$12,810	30.7	25.1	366	23
181062001742	344	Fountain Central High School	Public	6-12	750 E US Hwy 136	Veedersburg	47987	Fountain County	Southeast Fountain School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 294-2206	506	42	12	50.8%	457 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,312			$552			$11,761	30.6	39.7	297	47
180023002735	345	The Nature School of Central Indiana	Public, Charter	K-8	6102 Boy Scout Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	The Nature School of Central Indiana	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 721-7282	142	7	20.2	7.0%	115 (81.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.0%)	$7,415			$959			$6,456	30.3	59.9	185	160
180280002727	346	Trojan Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	601 W Morgan Ave	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	Yes	No	(219) 983-3743	95	3	36.5	36.8%	65 (68.4%)	4 (4.2%)	18 (18.9%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$13,024			$8,851			$4,173	30.1	17.7	405	59
180846001435	347	Oregon-Davis Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5990 N 750 E	Hamlet	46532	Starke County	Oregon-Davis School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 867-4561	224	18	12.8	58.5%	207 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,825			$1,596			$13,229	30	20	392	45
180060002720	348	Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	501 W Spring St	Bloomfield	47424	Greene County	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(812) 384-4550	168	16	10.7	51.2%	155 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$5,936			$414			$5,523	29.9	33.9	330	18
181191001879	349	LaVille Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	69969 Us 31 S	Lakeville	46536	St. Joseph County	Union-North United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 784-3151	574	45	12.8	47.2%	505 (88.0%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$11,149			$1,085			$10,064	29.6	45.8	263	86
180066000141	350	Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4741 N Viking Trail	New Castle	47362	Henry County	Blue River Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 836-4811	320	26	12.5	41.3%	301 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,444			$631			$10,813	29.1	24.3	371	21

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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:

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