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)
180120002083	1	Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 W 126th St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6420	1,394	79	17.6	9.3%	773 (55.5%)	66 (4.7%)	74 (5.3%)	396 (28.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.0%)	$10,042			$220			$9,822	99.3	99.5	1
180876000794	2	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	10050 Brummitt Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 674-6010	889	43	20.6	16.1%	646 (72.7%)	33 (3.7%)	56 (6.3%)	95 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.4%)	$9,985			$465			$9,521	98.8	98	4	2
180102000178	3	Brownsburg West Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 S Odell St	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-3143	1,253	85	14.7	32.5%	820 (65.4%)	223 (17.8%)	91 (7.3%)	39 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.4%)	$8,950			$268			$8,682	98.4	97.9	5	2
180477002439	4	Merle Sidener Gifted Academy	Public	2-8	2424 Kessler Blvd E Dr	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4259	304	20	15.5	45.4%	115 (37.8%)	91 (29.9%)	64 (21.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	$15,516			$1,968			$13,547	98	99	2	2
180477002391	5	Center for Inquiry School 84	Public	K-8	440 E 57th St	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 226-4284	441	31	14.4	7.0%	356 (80.7%)	23 (5.2%)	12 (2.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (8.8%)	$14,225			$1,555			$12,670	97.4	97.3	6	1
180280001624	6	Chesterton Middle School	Public	7-8	651 W Morgan Ave	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3776	870	57	15.2	29.1%	658 (75.6%)	19 (2.2%)	139 (16.0%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	$10,646			$163			$10,483	96.6	94.2	18	12
180120000195	7	Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 E 126th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-7251	1,395	81	17.2	13.3%	1,024 (73.4%)	57 (4.1%)	122 (8.7%)	132 (9.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.1%)	$10,219			$286			$9,932	96.5	94.4	16	9
180102002086	8	Brownsburg East Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 E Airport Rd	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-2386	1,171	74	15.8	38.2%	682 (58.2%)	274 (23.4%)	104 (8.9%)	41 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.9%)	$8,864			$351			$8,513	96.4	98.1	3	5
180063001123	9	Jackson Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	3980 S Sare Rd	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-2451	535	38	13.9	27.3%	395 (73.8%)	22 (4.1%)	33 (6.2%)	34 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)	$11,691			$1,052			$10,639	96.3	95.6	9
180283002046	10	Zionsville West Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5565 S 700 E	Whitestown	46075	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 873-1240	1,087	67	16.1	8.7%	784 (72.1%)	51 (4.7%)	60 (5.5%)	119 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.5%)	$8,984			$156			$8,828	96.2	93.9	19	9

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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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