Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Indiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
181080002547	331	Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	169 S Main Cross St	Hanover	47243	Jefferson County	Southwestern-Jefferson County Con	No	No	No	No	(812) 866-6244	275	24	11.7	63.3%	248 (90.2%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$9,171			$1,172			$7,999	33.1	28.2	355	24
181281002516	332	Achieve Virtual Education Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1250 N High School Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	Yes	No	(317) 988-7144	454	24	18.7	41.6%	236 (52.0%)	109 (24.0%)	86 (18.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$9,214			$5,528			$3,686	32.9	14.1	423	91
180345000458	333	Cedar Hall Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 N Fulton Ave	Evansville	47710	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8223	509	44	11.5	92.9%	284 (55.8%)	98 (19.3%)	41 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (16.7%)	$11,933			$2,579			$9,354	32.5	23.8	374	41
180741001271	334	Hazelwood Middle School	Public	5-8	1021 Hazelwood Ave	New Albany	47150	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 949-4280	857	65	13.2	66.3%	533 (62.2%)	140 (16.3%)	63 (7.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	111 (13.0%)	$9,695			$553			$9,141	32.4	32.4	338	4
180744001288	335	New Castle Middle School	Public	7-8	601 Parkview Dr	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 521-7230	666	61	10.8	61.3%	575 (86.3%)	15 (2.3%)	36 (5.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$12,652			$1,761			$10,891	32.2	34	329	6
180849001437	336	Orleans Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Wilson	Orleans	47452	Orange County	Orleans Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 865-2688	396	33	12.1	50.3%	383 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$10,990			$1,642			$9,349	32.2	31.7	340	4
181323002089	337	Whitko Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Big Blue Ave	South Whitley	46787	Whitley County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 723-5146	541	61	8.8	42.9%	496 (91.7%)	5 (0.9%)	31 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$12,113			$1,226			$10,887	32	30.5	343	6
180960002591	338	Ohio County Middle School	Public	6-8	436 S Mulberry St	Rising Sun	47040	Ohio County	Rising Sun-Ohio County Com	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 438-2626	190	19	10.1	47.9%	183 (96.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$8,768			$263			$8,505	31.3	30.1	344	6
181059001740	339	South Vermillion Middle School	Public	6-8	950 W Wildcat Dr	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 832-7727	343	26	13	60.9%	327 (95.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,066			$1,809			$9,257	31	39.9	295	44
180345002753	340	EVSC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2319 Stringtown Road	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(812) 435-8280	238	10	23	59.7%	160 (67.2%)	34 (14.3%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.9%)								30.9			(n/a)

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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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