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)
180345000475	431	Lincoln School	Public	K-8	635 Lincoln Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8235	236	26	9	88.1%	63 (26.7%)	107 (45.3%)	21 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.1%)	37 (15.7%)	$15,534			$3,667			$11,867	11.8	13.7	424	7
180017902601	432	Hoosier College and Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	5650 Caito Drive	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Hoosier College and Career Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 495-6494	740	26	28.4	47.3%	491 (66.4%)	111 (15.0%)	86 (11.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	$8,646			$1,613			$7,033	11.8	13.2	429	3
180624002718	433	Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	11580 S E 00 W	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(765) 853-7003	158	16	10.1	47.5%	92 (58.2%)	31 (19.6%)	16 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.4%)	$11,740			$292			$11,448	11.7	8	461	28
181236002752	434	Warren Online Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10502 E. 21st Street	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 532-1860	654	56	11.6	77.5%	152 (23.2%)	352 (53.8%)	95 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.0%)								11.6			(n/a)
180019402642	435	Matchbook Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	1163 Belmont Avenue	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Matchbook Learning	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4263	641	43	14.9	97.5%	16 (2.5%)	226 (35.3%)	376 (58.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$13,016			$2,471			$10,545	11.5	11.8	440	5
180003302144	436	SE Neighborhood School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 S Barth Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	SE Neighborhood School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 423-0204	573	49	11.6	93.2%	261 (45.5%)	100 (17.5%)	159 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.1%)	$10,325			$2,975			$7,350	11.4	8.6	457	21
180432000732	437	Charles N Scott Middle School	Public	7-8	3635 173rd St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7340	738	40	18.4	74.8%	78 (10.6%)	344 (46.6%)	273 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$11,368			$1,743			$9,625	11.4	8.5	458	21
181173001875	438	Union Junior & High School	Public	7-12	8707 W US Hwy 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 853-5421	139	14	9.6	63.3%	128 (92.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$9,946			$1,562			$8,384	11.3	14.3	422	16
180004602162	439	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	556 Washington St	Gary	46402	Lake County	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 886-9339	1,337	115	11.6	79.4%	2 (0.1%)	1,253 (93.7%)	51 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.2%)	$14,596			$5,257			$9,339	11.2	6.2	477	38
180477000866	440	James A Garfield School 31	Public	PK, KG-8	307 Lincoln St	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4231	253	21	12	77.9%	105 (41.5%)	65 (25.7%)	63 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$19,717			$2,021			$17,697	11	8.4	460	20

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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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