Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Indiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
180477000822	481	IPS/Butler Lab at Eliza Blaker 55	Public	PK, KG-8	1349 E 54th St	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4255	444	29	15.3	46.6%	206 (46.4%)	134 (30.2%)	61 (13.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	$14,535			$1,744			$12,791	5.6	10.9	445	36
180345002462	482	Academy for Innovative Studies	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	2319 Stringtown Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	Yes	No	Yes	(812) 435-0979	348	39	8.8	81.9%	145 (41.7%)	130 (37.4%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (16.1%)	$25,085			$13,446			$11,639	5.4	4.8	484	2
180732002740	483	Muncie Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4301 S Cowan Rd	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 256-9999	152	1	152	80.3%	97 (63.8%)	22 (14.5%)	10 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.5%)								3.9			(n/a)
180010502502	484	RISE Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5391 S Shelby St	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Southside Sp Srvs Of Marion County	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-1675	161	12	13.4	61.5%	105 (65.2%)	23 (14.3%)	6 (3.7%)	16 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)								3.8	4.4	486	2
180387002684	485	Gary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1800 E 35th Ave	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(219) 881-5466	169	3	56.3	86.4%	1 (0.6%)	151 (89.3%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$8,596			$3,784			$4,812	3.8	3.9	489	4

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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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