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)
180606001070	121	Loogootee Middle School	Public	5-8	201 Brooks Ave	Loogootee	47553	Martin County	Loogootee Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 295-2409	233	17	13.7	39.1%	219 (94.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$10,714			$410			$10,304	73.1	63.9	162	41
180057000102	122	Blackford Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2392 N Sr 3 N	Hartford City	47348	Blackford County	Blackford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 348-7560	715	51	14.1	51.7%	638 (89.2%)	6 (0.8%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	$11,246			$1,200			$10,046	72.8	60.1	181	59
180435001908	123	Hanover Central Middle School	Public	6-8	10631 W 141st St	Cedar Lake	46303	Lake County	Hanover Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 374-3500	668	43	15.7	22.5%	455 (68.1%)	50 (7.5%)	125 (18.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	$9,262			$238			$9,024	72.8	68.9	142	19
180747001294	124	Westville High School	Public	7-12	207 E Valparaiso St	Westville	46391	LaPorte County	MSD of New Durham Township	No	No	No	No	(219) 785-2531	427	29	14.7	35.6%	362 (84.8%)	8 (1.9%)	28 (6.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$10,784			$605			$10,179	71.9	74.5	104	20
180456000764	125	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 41st St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5620	742	39	19.2	45.4%	359 (48.4%)	79 (10.6%)	279 (37.6%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$9,359			$263			$9,096	71.9	66.1	151	26
180831001425	126	Triton Central Middle School	Public	5-8	4740 W 600 N	Fairland	46126	Shelby County	Northwestern Con School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 835-3006	435	33	13.1	39.3%	403 (92.6%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,332			$1,286			$8,046	71.7	69.3	137	11
181087001777	127	Southridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 S Main St	Huntingburg	47542	Dubois County	Southwest Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 683-3372	398	25	16.2	55.8%	246 (61.8%)	2 (0.5%)	141 (35.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$8,210			$394			$7,816	71.6	77	97	30
181293002063	128	West Washington Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8028 W Batt Rd	Campbellsburg	47108	Washington County	West Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 755-4996	409	40	10.2	47.2%	391 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,676			$924			$10,751	70.5	51.5	235	107
180828001421	129	Shenandoah Middle School	Public	6-8	5156 N Raider Rd	Middletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 354-6638	295	22	13.2	45.1%	276 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$8,400			$519			$7,881	70.5	70.3	131	2
180244000282	130	Crawford County Middle School	Public	6-8	177 S 2nd St	Marengo	47140	Crawford County	Crawford County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 365-2116	277	23	12.1	60.3%	267 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$11,309			$1,267			$10,042	70.4	54.1	221	91

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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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