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)
180363000537	421	Kekionga Middle School	Public	6-8	2929 Engle Rd	Fort Wayne	46809	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6600	538	37	14.7	79.9%	120 (22.3%)	155 (28.8%)	164 (30.5%)	36 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.5%)	$12,002			$1,872			$10,130	13.3	15.9	413	8
180016402593	422	Career Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3801 Cresent Circle - Suite B	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Career Academy Middle School	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 299-9800	394	44	8.9	71.1%	154 (39.1%)	142 (36.0%)	56 (14.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	$10,949			$1,860			$9,089	13.2	16.4	410	12
180345000477	423	McGary Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 S Joyce Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 476-3035	351	27	12.9	80.6%	142 (40.5%)	117 (33.3%)	47 (13.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	29 (8.3%)	$11,084			$1,723			$9,361	13.1	14.4	420	3
180017802602	424	Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	Public, Charter	K-8	5861 Harrison Street	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 359-1522	208	20	10.4	80.3%	8 (3.8%)	181 (87.0%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$11,786			$4,436			$7,349	13	5.3	481	57
180363000548	425	Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Amherst Dr	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8560	497	40	12.5	80.3%	106 (21.3%)	175 (35.2%)	90 (18.1%)	80 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.3%)	$11,711			$1,652			$10,060	12.9	11.4	442	17
180002701815	426	Charter School of the Dunes	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 East Melton Rd	Gary	46403	Lake County	Charter School of the Dunes	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 939-9690	684	38	18	97.1%	8 (1.2%)	614 (89.8%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	$9,995			$1,936			$8,059	12.8	9.5	451	25
181236001961	427	Creston Intermediate & Middle School	Public	5-8	10925 E Prospect St	Indianapolis	46239	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-6800	1,125	76	14.8	75.2%	128 (11.4%)	706 (62.8%)	188 (16.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (8.7%)	$11,368			$1,439			$9,929	12.5	15.5	415	12
181236001970	428	Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle	Public	5-8	11300 Stonybrook Dr	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-8800	1,126	80	14.1	78.1%	80 (7.1%)	712 (63.2%)	245 (21.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.2%)	$11,183			$1,377			$9,807	12	9.4	453	25
180288000370	429	Joseph Block Middle School	Public	7-8	2700 Cardinal Dr	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4084	487	39	12.3	81.9%	7 (1.4%)	238 (48.9%)	232 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,396			$2,195			$11,201	11.9	10.2	447	18
180018802618	430	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	4352 Mitthoeffer Road	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 552-1600	284	17	16.7	76.4%	7 (2.5%)	193 (68.0%)	76 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	$19,622			$5,219			$14,403	11.9	9.5	452	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:

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