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)
180864001438	221	Paoli Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Elm St	Paoli	47454	Orange County	Paoli Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 723-3905	571	46	12.4	51.7%	537 (94.0%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$11,725			$1,914			$9,811	52.9	42.5	275	54
180570001036	222	Greendale Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Tiger Blvd	Lawrenceburg	47025	Dearborn County	Lawrenceburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 537-7259	461	31	14.8	41.6%	408 (88.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	$8,948			$911			$8,036	52.8	57.9	199	23
180780001330	223	N Judson-San Pierre Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Bluejay Dr	North Judson	46366	Starke County	North Judson-San Pierre School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 896-2158	439	38	11.5	44.0%	405 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,538			$1,309			$11,229	52.7	41.9	281	58
180370000589	224	Franklin County Middle School	Public	6-8	9092 Wildcat Ln	Brookville	47012	Franklin County	Franklin County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 647-6040	364	24	15.4	48.6%	355 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,890			$635			$10,255	52.7	60.7	177	47
180930001525	225	Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	0395 S 1150 E	LaGrange	46761	LaGrange County	Prairie Heights Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 351-3038	384	28	13.9	49.7%	360 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,524			$331			$10,193	52.7	60.4	179	46
180906001499	226	Lincoln Junior High School	Public	7-8	830 Gibson St	Plymouth	46563	Marshall County	Plymouth Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 936-3113	501	39	12.9	55.3%	323 (64.5%)	5 (1.0%)	152 (30.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$9,766			$538			$9,228	52.5	40.6	289	63
181041001706	227	South Knox Middle-High School	Public	7-12	6136 E Sr 61	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	South Knox School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 726-4450	580	35	16.5	33.4%	560 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,300			$290			$10,010	52.1	58.5	192	35
180783001334	228	North Knox Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	10890 N Sr 159	Bicknell	47512	Knox County	North Knox School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 735-2990	556	37	15	57.4%	511 (91.9%)	5 (0.9%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$11,253			$1,294			$9,959	51.9	32.8	337	109
180213000257	229	Clinton Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	815 N Sr 29	Michigantown	46057	Clinton County	Clinton Central School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 249-2255	389	33	11.9	44.5%	352 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,924			$628			$11,296	51.9	37.8	313	84
180393000659	230	Goshen Junior High School	Public	7-8	1216 S Indiana Ave	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 533-0391	936	69	13.5	71.8%	300 (32.1%)	26 (2.8%)	569 (60.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	$11,654			$867			$10,787	51.9	54.9	218	12

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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:

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