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)
181134001832	311	Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 W 800 S	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 538-3025	496	29	17.3	40.5%	376 (75.8%)	42 (8.5%)	50 (10.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$8,306			$352			$7,954	38.1	33	333	22
180684001179	312	John J Young Middle School	Public	7-8	1801 N Main St	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-3600	735	54	13.7	74.3%	452 (61.5%)	116 (15.8%)	75 (10.2%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.2%)	$10,021			$1,451			$8,570	37.8	29.5	346	34
181083001769	313	Southwestern High School	Public	7-12	3406 W 600 S	Shelbyville	46176	Shelby County	Southwestern Con School Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(317) 729-5122	295	26	11.5	47.8%	281 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,740			$252			$10,488	37.6	47.9	254	59
180552000996	314	Lakeland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	0805 E 075 N	LaGrange	46761	LaGrange County	Lakeland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 499-2470	793	56	14.2	47.9%	576 (72.6%)	3 (0.4%)	174 (21.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$10,412			$816			$9,596	37.6	38	311	3
180567000139	315	Fall Creek Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	9701 E 63rd St	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-6600	1,351	65	20.8	67.9%	257 (19.0%)	577 (42.7%)	409 (30.3%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (7.3%)	$9,124			$761			$8,363	37.5	30.5	342	27
180384001389	316	Garrett Middle School	Public	6-8	801 E Houston St	Garrett	46738	DeKalb County	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 357-5745	376	27	14.1	54.0%	334 (88.8%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	$8,984			$788			$8,196	37.1	38	310	6
180915001519	317	William Fegely Middle School	Public	6-8	5384 Stone Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8150	633	41	15.6	66.2%	283 (44.7%)	111 (17.5%)	188 (29.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$11,068			$915			$10,153	36.8	38.9	304	13
180477000814	318	Cold Spring School	Public, Magnet	K-8	3650 Cold Spring Rd	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4155	376	26	14.4	62.5%	84 (22.3%)	185 (49.2%)	70 (18.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	$15,659			$2,747			$12,912	36.4	19.6	394	76
180624001097	319	Madison-Grant Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11700 S/E 00 W	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 948-4141	491	36	13.8	46.8%	459 (93.5%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,863			$923			$10,940	36.2	32.8	335	16
180048000097	320	Benton Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4241 E 300 S	Oxford	47971	Benton County	Benton Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 884-1600	790	61	12.8	48.0%	665 (84.2%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$14,802			$1,017			$13,785	36	45.8	264	56

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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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