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)
180545002420	81	Hal E Clark Middle School	Public	5-8	8915 W 93rd Ave	Saint John	46373	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 365-8507	1,069	57	18.8	23.1%	741 (69.3%)	70 (6.5%)	209 (19.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.9%)	$9,687			$347			$9,340	79.9	69.6	136	55
180900001497	82	Kouts Middle/High School	Public	6-12	302 E College Ave	Kouts	46347	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 766-2231	436	29	15.2	18.1%	399 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$9,034			$280			$8,754	79.8	82.7	67	15
180545000985	83	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Public	5-8	225 W 77th Ave	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 865-6985	754	47	15.9	32.1%	417 (55.3%)	78 (10.3%)	190 (25.2%)	27 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (5.0%)	$10,086			$120			$9,966	79.4	78.8	91	8
180003800185	84	Burris Laboratory School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2000 University Ave	Muncie	47306	Delaware County	Burris Laboratory School	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 285-8600	681	51	13.3	27.6%	513 (75.3%)	49 (7.2%)	29 (4.3%)	28 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	$9,777			$895			$8,883	79.3	70.8	129	45
181036002283	85	Corydon Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	377 Country Club Rd	Corydon	47112	Harrison County	South Harrison Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 738-4184	383	26	15	52.2%	342 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$9,933			$1,222			$8,710	79.3	79.3	88	3
181239001976	86	Boonville Middle School	Public	6-8	555 N Yankeetown Rd	Boonville	47601	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 897-1420	700	44	16	50.9%	648 (92.6%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	$10,805			$1,190			$9,616	79	85.1	59	27
180204002334	87	Northwestern Middle School	Public	7-8	3431 N 400 W	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-2323	285	16	18	30.5%	253 (88.8%)	10 (3.5%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$8,533			$218			$8,315	79	80	84	3
180372000593	88	Lanesville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2725 Crestview Ave NE	Lanesville	47136	Harrison County	Lanesville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 952-2555	337	20	16.8	23.4%	325 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$8,570			$350			$8,221	78.6	75.2	102	14
180008302446	89	The Bloomington Project School	Public, Charter	K-8	349 S Walnut St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	The Bloomington Project School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 558-0041	330	24	13.7	31.8%	259 (78.5%)	13 (3.9%)	24 (7.3%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$8,405			$688			$7,717	78.5	89.5	40	49
180303002273	90	Eastbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	560 S 900 E	Marion	46953	Grant County	Eastbrook Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 668-7136	399	28	14.3	47.6%	358 (89.7%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$7,775			$978			$6,797	78.5	74.3	105	15

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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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