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)
181029001709	21	LaSalle Academy	Public	6-8	2701 W Elwood	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4700	488	36	13.5	55.9%	182 (37.3%)	117 (24.0%)	137 (28.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.2%)	$15,553			$2,728			$12,825	94.2	87	50	29
181224001958	22	North Wood Middle School	Public	6-8	301 N Elkhart	Wakarusa	46573	Elkhart County	Wa-Nee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 862-2710	681	50	13.6	39.4%	560 (82.2%)	8 (1.2%)	76 (11.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$10,405			$567			$9,838	93.7	92.2	27	5
180027002095	23	Avon Middle School South	Public	7-8	7199 E US Hwy 36	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5700	835	49	16.9	44.2%	443 (53.1%)	207 (24.8%)	97 (11.6%)	45 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.0%)	$10,734			$548			$10,185	93.1	89.7	39	16
180285000349	24	Leo Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	14600 Amstutz Rd	Leo	46765	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0180	1,368	71	19.1	17.6%	1,196 (87.4%)	29 (2.1%)	58 (4.2%)	14 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.9%)	$9,330			$810			$8,521	93.1	93.2	23	1
180006000008	25	Adams Central Middle School	Public	6-8	222 W Washington St	Monroe	46772	Adams County	Adams Central Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 692-6151	319	22	14.8	26.3%	295 (92.5%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$9,502			$1,546			$7,956	93.1	87.2	47	22
180017602603	26	Seven Oaks Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 East Association Street	Ellettsville	47429	Monroe County	Seven Oaks Classical School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 935-5003	512	48	10.6	20.7%	471 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$7,899			$671			$7,229	93	91.3	34	8
181065002580	27	Fall Creek Junior High	Public	7-8	12001 Olio Road	Fishers	46037	Hamilton County	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 594-4390	1,002	52	19.3	14.5%	713 (71.2%)	66 (6.6%)	64 (6.4%)	93 (9.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.2%)	$10,333			$270			$10,064	93	94.4	15	12
181197001881	28	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Campbell	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3020	821	51	16.2	22.2%	640 (78.0%)	23 (2.8%)	99 (12.1%)	22 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	$9,715			$282			$9,433	92.9	94.2	17	11
180120000194	29	Carmel Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Guilford Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-7331	1,064	76	14	19.5%	762 (71.6%)	60 (5.6%)	72 (6.8%)	105 (9.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.7%)	$12,610			$134			$12,476	92.8	93.6	20	9
181053002482	30	South Ripley Junior High School	Public	7-8	1589 S Benham Rd	Versailles	47042	Ripley County	South Ripley Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 689-0909	162	13	12.1	59.9%	152 (93.8%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,302			$908			$13,394	92.5	87.6	46	16

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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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