Best Middle Schools in Indiana

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Indiana middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
181065002182	31	Riverside Junior High	Public	7-8	10910 Eller Rd	Fishers	46038	Hamilton County	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 915-4280	895	56	15.8	24.9%	593 (66.3%)	87 (9.7%)	91 (10.2%)	65 (7.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.1%)	$10,168			$259			$9,909	92.3	90.6	36	5
180897002357	32	Plainfield Community Middle School	Public	6-8	709 Stafford Rd	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 838-3966	1,370	80	17.1	34.5%	1,053 (76.9%)	119 (8.7%)	91 (6.6%)	52 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.9%)	$8,905			$219			$8,686	92.3	92.8	26	6
180144000210	33	Center Grove Middle School Central	Public	6-8	4900 Stones Crossing	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 882-9391	1,213	62	19.7	20.5%	955 (78.7%)	36 (3.0%)	60 (4.9%)	118 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	41 (3.4%)	$8,672			$270			$8,402	92.2	91.4	33
180765000639	34	Noblesville West Middle School	Public	6-8	19900 Hague Rd	Noblesville	46062	Hamilton County	Noblesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 776-7792	1,402	90	15.6	20.2%	1,137 (81.1%)	61 (4.4%)	136 (9.7%)	27 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (2.5%)	$9,760			$281			$9,479	91.9	91.5	31	3
181071001759	35	New Palestine Junior High School	Public	7-8	2279 S 600 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	Southern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4487	618	34	18.4	27.3%	549 (88.8%)	8 (1.3%)	30 (4.9%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$9,331			$399			$8,931	91.5	89.8	37	2
181134001825	36	East Tipp Middle School	Public	6-8	7501 E 300 N	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 589-3566	509	31	16.6	24.6%	413 (81.1%)	12 (2.4%)	58 (11.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$8,767			$304			$8,463	90.7	91.8	29	7
181064001745	37	Forest Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1440 Michigan St	Ferdinand	47532	Dubois County	Southeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 817-0900	533	41	13	22.9%	488 (91.6%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$10,844			$525			$10,319	90.5	89.7	38	1
181239002454	38	Castle South Middle School	Public	6-8	3711 Casey Rd	Newburgh	47630	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 490-7930	712	39	18.2	33.8%	568 (79.8%)	37 (5.2%)	35 (4.9%)	16 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.4%)	$9,074			$646			$8,428	90	91.4	32	6
180027002450	39	Avon Middle School North	Public	7-8	1251 N Dan Jones Rd	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5500	854	54	15.7	42.2%	467 (54.7%)	194 (22.7%)	96 (11.2%)	39 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.6%)	$10,616			$564			$10,052	89.7	93.5	21	18
180741002057	40	Highland Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	3492 Edwardsville Galena Rd	Georgetown	47122	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 542-8501	1,652	91	18.2	19.4%	1,502 (90.9%)	11 (0.7%)	48 (2.9%)	21 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (3.9%)	$8,629			$374			$8,254	89.7	88.9	44	4

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Indiana

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds