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)
180477002605	101	Center for Inquiry School 70	Public	K-8	510 East 46th Street	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4270	471	33	14.2	25.1%	311 (66.0%)	74 (15.7%)	44 (9.3%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$14,293			$1,671			$12,622	76.8	80.3	79	22
180942001544	102	Rensselaer Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1106 Bomber Blvd	Rensselaer	47978	Jasper County	Rensselaer Central School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 866-4661	342	25	13.5	47.4%	282 (82.5%)	5 (1.5%)	46 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,937			$553			$10,384	76.7	73.8	110	8
180882001463	103	Perry Meridian Middle School	Public	7-8	202 W Meridian School Rd	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4100	1,292	80	16.1	65.9%	525 (40.6%)	123 (9.5%)	150 (11.6%)	433 (33.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.6%)	$10,408			$1,268			$9,140	76.4	72.8	114	11
180477002277	104	Rousseau McClellan School 91	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5111 Evanston Ave	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4291	542	37	14.8	39.7%	288 (53.1%)	108 (19.9%)	89 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.5%)	$16,533			$1,729			$14,804	76.3	72.5	117	13
180345000471	105	Helfrich Park STEM Academy	Public	6-8	2603 W Maryland St	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8246	517	32	16.1	52.4%	422 (81.6%)	29 (5.6%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.7%)	$9,839			$1,170			$8,669	76	79	89	16
180006702416	106	IN Math & Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4575 W 38th St	Indianapolis	46254	Marion County	IN Math & Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 298-0025	539	47	11.4	80.1%	8 (1.5%)	371 (68.8%)	146 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$11,160			$3,319			$7,841	75.4	53.5	222	116
180411000710	107	Greenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1584 Averitt Road	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Greenwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 889-4040	948	54	17.5	53.1%	683 (72.0%)	55 (5.8%)	84 (8.9%)	62 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.6%)	$8,576			$195			$8,381	75.3	77.6	96	11
180249002417	108	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Public	6-8	401 W Joliet St	Crown Point	46307	Lake County	Crown Point Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 663-2173	1,046	52	20.1	24.0%	742 (70.9%)	44 (4.2%)	200 (19.1%)	23 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	$10,077			$405			$9,673	75.3	73.9	109	1
180348000492	109	Millersburg Elementary- Middle School	Public	K-8	203 E Main St	Millersburg	46543	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 642-3074	382	28	13.8	24.3%	367 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,832			$578			$10,254	75.2	69.7	134	25
180612001091	110	Madison Consolidated Junior High School	Public	5-8	701 8th St	Madison	47250	Jefferson County	Madison Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 274-8003	743	47	15.8	52.6%	655 (88.2%)	7 (0.9%)	31 (4.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.4%)	$9,234			$1,006			$8,229	75.1	66.2	150	40

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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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