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)
180450000761	181	Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10000 N Cr 600 W	Gaston	47342	Delaware County	Wes-Del Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 358-4091	430	33	13	52.1%	406 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,747			$1,169			$10,578	61	56.7	208	27
180528000934	182	Kankakee Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	5258 W Sr 10	Wheatfield	46392	Jasper County	Kankakee Valley School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 987-8810	741	46	16.1	45.3%	611 (82.5%)	3 (0.4%)	98 (13.2%)	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	$8,780			$469			$8,311	60.9	58.3	196	14
180072000147	183	Bluffton-Harrison Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Stogdill Rd	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	No	No	No	No	(260) 824-3536	588	37	16.1	50.2%	514 (87.4%)	12 (2.0%)	40 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$8,687			$517			$8,170	60.5	57	206	23
180459000773	184	Hobart Middle School	Public	6-8	36 E 8th St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	School City of Hobart	No	No	No	No	(219) 942-8541	917	49	18.9	53.7%	546 (59.5%)	78 (8.5%)	239 (26.1%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.0%)	$10,636			$916			$9,720	60.3	56.9	207	23
180394000672	185	New Washington Middle/High School	Public	6-12	226 N Hwy 62	New Washington	47162	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 293-3368	313	25	12.6	46.6%	287 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$12,494			$1,078			$11,416	60.2	47.5	255	70
180018000048	186	Argos Community Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	500 Yearick Ave	Argos	46501	Marshall County	Argos Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 892-5137	331	25	13.2	50.5%	305 (92.1%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$9,629			$714			$8,916	60.1	59.9	186
180825002294	187	Carroll Middle School	Public	6-8	4027 Hathaway Rd	Fort Wayne	46818	Allen County	Northwest Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 637-5159	994	50	19.8	28.6%	766 (77.1%)	27 (2.7%)	60 (6.0%)	64 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (7.2%)	$8,368			$293			$8,076	59.9	69.3	140	47
180036000063	188	Central Middle School	Public	7-8	725 7th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4287	859	57	15.1	45.3%	629 (73.2%)	26 (3.0%)	96 (11.2%)	67 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	$10,759			$914			$9,845	59.7	52.4	228	40
180011802667	189	Parke Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	1551 E Sr 47	Marshall	47859	Parke County	North Central Parke Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 597-2700	263	21	12.6	60.8%	250 (95.1%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$11,396			$1,266			$10,130	59.5	41.1	287	98
181122000806	190	Switzerland County Middle School	Public	7-8	1004 W Main St	Vevay	47043	Switzerland County	Switzerland County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 427-3809	244	16	15.4	53.7%	230 (94.3%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$9,754			$1,470			$8,284	59.3	50.2	242	52

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences