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)
180007702425	471	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 West 29th Street	Anderson	46016	Madison County	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 649-8472	864	63	13.7	74.4%	422 (48.8%)	207 (24.0%)	144 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (10.4%)	$11,194			$2,072			$9,122	7.2	11	443	28
180477002395	472	Frederick Douglass School 19	Public	PK, KG-8	2020 Dawson St	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4219	444	1	444	81.1%	105 (23.6%)	108 (24.3%)	207 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$16,558			$3,135			$13,423	7.2	7.9	462	10
181029001661	473	Dickinson Fine Arts Academy	Public	6-8	4404 Elwood	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3900	449	30	15.2	86.2%	48 (10.7%)	231 (51.4%)	132 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$14,478			$2,458			$12,020	7	7.4	469	4
180477000854	474	James Whitcomb Riley School 43	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W 40th St	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4243	275	23	11.8	86.2%	10 (3.6%)	217 (78.9%)	21 (7.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	$17,041			$2,167			$14,874	6.7	5.3	482	8
180477002597	475	Arlington Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 E Walnut St	Indianapolis	46204	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 822-7980	259	21	12.3	86.1%	11 (4.2%)	192 (74.1%)	48 (18.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$21,750			$2,246			$19,504	6.7	7.4	468	7
180477002528	476	Northwest Community Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 W 34th St	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 693-5600	355	24	14.7	72.4%	24 (6.8%)	157 (44.2%)	161 (45.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$20,262			$2,701			$17,561	6.3	6.1	478	2
180603002713	477	The Academy at Logansport Community School	Public	7-12	2815 E Market St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 722-2912	126	3	42	66.7%	59 (46.8%)	4 (3.2%)	53 (42.1%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$6,219			$728			$5,491	6.3			(n/a)
180327002585	478	Elkhart Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1013 Tipton Street	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 295-4903	182	27	6.6	76.4%	82 (45.1%)	46 (25.3%)	40 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	$4,136			$869			$3,267	6.2	4.4	487	9
181029001679	479	Navarre Middle School	Public	6-8	4702 W Ford St	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-4600	519	48	10.7	83.4%	45 (8.7%)	227 (43.7%)	207 (39.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$16,110			$4,072			$12,038	5.8	5.3	483	4
180022202707	480	Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4352 Mitthoeffer Rd	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 939-3787	350	39	8.9	69.4%	55 (15.7%)	209 (59.7%)	68 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$6,260			$1,068			$5,193	5.7	9.8	450	30

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison