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)
181029001650	371	Clay International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	52900 Lily Rd	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4300	571	41	13.7	69.4%	226 (39.6%)	160 (28.0%)	96 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (15.2%)	$14,843			$2,898			$11,945	22.8	18.1	403	32
180603001058	372	Logansport Junior High School	Public	7-8	2901 Usher St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 753-7115	607	41	14.8	66.6%	272 (44.8%)	23 (3.8%)	278 (45.8%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$8,926			$843			$8,083	22.6	22.1	379	7
180363000538	373	Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Lake Ave	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8625	502	34	14.9	77.5%	175 (34.9%)	140 (27.9%)	88 (17.5%)	25 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (14.1%)	$11,438			$1,404			$10,035	22.5	25.1	367	6
180021602702	374	Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	1202 E Troy Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Adelante Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4272	330	15	22	98.8%	104 (31.5%)	117 (35.5%)	92 (27.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$14,026			$5,837			$8,190	22.4	21.2	384	10
181125001263	375	Taylor Middle School	Public	5-8	3794 E Cr 300 S	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Taylor Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 455-5186	413	25	16.5	76.5%	268 (64.9%)	52 (12.6%)	29 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.8%)	$9,037			$610			$8,427	22.4	20.7	386	11
180004802163	376	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 E Chicago Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 392-3650	423	28	15.1	90.5%	2 (0.5%)	172 (40.7%)	239 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,007			$4,994			$7,014	22.4	24.2	372	4
180363000560	377	Shawnee Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 E Cook Rd	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6525	675	39	17.5	65.2%	244 (36.1%)	151 (22.4%)	150 (22.2%)	48 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (11.7%)	$10,090			$1,167			$8,923	21.3	17.6	407	30
180477000872	378	Edison School of the Arts 47	Public, Magnet	K-8	777 White River Pkwy W Drive	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4992	626			81.3%	90 (14.4%)	310 (49.5%)	181 (28.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	$17,231			$2,697			$14,534	21	28.6	350	28
180363000555	379	Portage Middle School	Public	6-8	3521 Taylor St	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4500	436	30	14.4	78.9%	125 (28.7%)	132 (30.3%)	124 (28.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.0%)	$12,499			$1,758			$10,741	20.9	15.2	416	37
180657001154	380	Martin T Krueger Middle School	Public	7-8	2001 Springland Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2061	333	32	10.3	84.4%	136 (40.8%)	117 (35.1%)	34 (10.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.6%)	$14,301			$1,677			$12,624	20.9	26.7	360	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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