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)
180005402235	451	East Chicago Lighthouse	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 Pulaski	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 378-7450	473	30	15.7	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	208 (44.0%)	251 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$11,401			$4,331			$7,071	9.5	14.3	421	30
180345000467	452	Glenwood Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	901 Sweetser Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8242	416	39	10.6	88.0%	92 (22.1%)	172 (41.3%)	61 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.2%)	59 (14.2%)	$12,389			$2,386			$10,004	9.5	13.2	427	25
180019802665	453	Indiana Agriculture and Technology	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	650 East Carmel Drive - Suite	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Indiana Agriculture and Technology	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 201-8734	312	3	104	10.9%	288 (92.3%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$9,058			$1,259			$7,799	9.5	7.1	473	20
180891001488	454	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	5353 W 71st St	Indianapolis	46268	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 291-9499	827	51	16.1	75.7%	38 (4.6%)	525 (63.5%)	228 (27.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$10,893			$1,669			$9,225	9.3	9.3	454
180951000366	455	Community Youth Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	315 NW 3rd St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 973-3430	61	10	6.1	88.5%	43 (70.5%)	4 (6.6%)	4 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (16.4%)								9			(n/a)
180345000476	456	Lodge Community School	Public	K-8	2000 Lodge Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 477-5319	382	37	10.2	84.6%	87 (22.8%)	127 (33.2%)	73 (19.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	59 (15.4%)	$13,996			$2,661			$11,334	9	13.3	426	30
180432000738	457	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Public	7-8	5825 Blaine Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2449	855	39	21.7	75.9%	51 (6.0%)	332 (38.8%)	430 (50.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	$11,137			$1,724			$9,413	8.9	9.8	449	8
180012302560	458	Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2801 E 16th St	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 216-7980	176	10	17.6	100.0%	86 (48.9%)	38 (21.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (25.6%)	$14,597			$3,508			$11,089	8.9	11	444	14
181029001681	459	Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Eisenhower Dr	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4400	381	41	9.2	83.5%	83 (21.8%)	187 (49.1%)	57 (15.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.1%)	$18,512			$4,031			$14,481	8.8	6.8	476	17
180192002690	460	Indiana Gateway Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Ettel Lane	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Clarksville Community School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(844) 743-4437	2,617	85	30.7	70.3%	1,715 (65.5%)	440 (16.8%)	267 (10.2%)	20 (0.8%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (6.4%)	$6,158			$377			$5,781	8.6	8.8	456	4

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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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