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)
180318000415	411	Union City Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	603 N Walnut St	Union City	47390	Randolph County	Randolph Eastern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 964-4840	370	34	11	53.0%	220 (59.5%)	1 (0.3%)	133 (35.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$11,407			$1,381			$10,026	15.3	17.1	408	3
180013102539	412	Smith Academy for Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	725 W Washington Blvd	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Smith Academy for Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(260) 579-6939	76	7	10.8	78.9%	15 (19.7%)	33 (43.4%)	12 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (21.1%)	$12,321			$2,795			$9,527	14.8	25.2	364	48
180567001023	413	Belzer Middle School	Public	7-8	7555 E 56th St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-6200	1,139	69	16.5	83.6%	102 (9.0%)	595 (52.2%)	363 (31.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.5%)	$10,349			$809			$9,540	14.7	13.2	428	15
180891001487	414	Guion Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	4401 W 52nd St	Indianapolis	46254	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 293-4549	872	52	16.8	73.3%	21 (2.4%)	506 (58.0%)	301 (34.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$10,028			$1,256			$8,771	14.4	12.6	434	20
180291000380	415	Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	3304 Parkside Ave	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-8531	614	35	17.3	74.9%	202 (32.9%)	116 (18.9%)	265 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	$10,562			$672			$9,890	14.4	13.6	425	10
180330000449	416	Elwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1137 N 19th St	Elwood	46036	Madison County	Elwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 552-9854	633	48	13.3	66.7%	545 (86.1%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	$8,772			$409			$8,363	14.2	17.7	404	12
180117000191	417	Cannelton Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	109 S 3rd Street	Cannelton	47520	Perry County	Cannelton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 547-3296	197	20	9.8	59.9%	175 (88.8%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	$10,002			$2,250			$7,752	13.9	12.9	432	15
180014602566	418	Vision Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1751 E Riverside Dr	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Vision Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 632-2006	396	31	12.7	93.7%	10 (2.5%)	318 (80.3%)	46 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$12,530			$4,788			$7,742	13.8	7.8	463	45
180017002610	419	Global Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2033 Sugar Grove Ave	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Global Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4244	701	41	17	70.6%	53 (7.6%)	196 (28.0%)	417 (59.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$12,879			$3,189			$9,690	13.6	10.1	448	29
180002402258	420	Indiana School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 E 42nd St	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indiana School For The Deaf	No	No	No	No	(317) 550-4800	274	59	4.6	84.3%	176 (64.2%)	28 (10.2%)	28 (10.2%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.2%)	$00			$00			$00	13.4			(n/a)

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection