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)
180000802304	171	White River Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2926 S Sr 67	Lyons	47443	Greene County	White River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(812) 659-3915	209	15	13.9	60.3%	191 (91.4%)	3 (1.4%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$8,072			$390			$7,683	63.1	61.9	172	1
180477001440	172	Center For Inquiry School 2	Public, Magnet	K-8	725 N New Jersey St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4202	444	31	14.5	27.9%	283 (63.7%)	56 (12.6%)	43 (9.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.4%)	$15,172			$1,552			$13,620	63	72.6	115	57
180708001202	173	Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1878 N Cr 1000 W	Parker City	47368	Randolph County	Monroe Central School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 468-7545	459	37	12.4	49.7%	427 (93.0%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,154			$352			$10,802	62.7	51.8	232	59
180300000073	174	East Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 N Eastern School RD E-5	Pekin	47165	Washington County	East Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-5000	415	28	14.8	52.3%	389 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$10,343			$939			$9,404	62.3	51.7	233	59
181134001833	175	Wainwright Middle School	Public	6-8	7501 E 700 S	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 269-8350	311	19	16.2	41.5%	239 (76.8%)	9 (2.9%)	56 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$10,160			$172			$9,988	62	61.3	176	1
180714001212	176	Paul Hadley Middle School	Public	8	200 W Carlisle St	Mooresville	46158	Morgan County	Mooresville Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-9208	687	34	20	47.0%	622 (90.5%)	17 (2.5%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$9,495			$988			$8,507	61.7	62.1	170	6
180171000230	177	Central Noble Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	302 Cougar Ct	Albion	46701	Noble County	Central Noble Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 636-2117	654	48	13.7	46.0%	619 (94.6%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$12,177			$1,471			$10,707	61.7	48.3	253	76
180363000516	178	Blackhawk Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7200 E State Blvd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-4885	797	48	16.6	45.8%	399 (50.1%)	177 (22.2%)	100 (12.5%)	40 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (10.0%)	$10,582			$1,185			$9,397	61.7	63.1	166	12
180936001517	179	West Central Middle School	Public	7-8	1852 S Us 421	Francesville	47946	Pulaski County	West Central School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 567-2534	108	12	9.1	58.3%	91 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.6%)	$34,518			$593			$33,925	61.1	72	122	57
180648001655	180	Sheridan Middle School	Public	6-8	3030 W 246th St	Sheridan	46069	Hamilton County	Sheridan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 758-6780	254	22	11.8	46.1%	229 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$9,553			$355			$9,197	61	69.3	139	41

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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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