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)
181023001638	251	Churubusco Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Eagle Dr	Churubusco	46723	Whitley County	Smith-Green Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 693-2131	636	35	18.1	28.5%	596 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,750			$48			$9,701	48.3	55.5	214	37
180687001190	252	R J Baskett Middle School	Public	6-8	125 N Broadway St	Gas City	46933	Grant County	Mississinewa Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 674-8536	501	39	12.8	70.3%	401 (80.0%)	7 (1.4%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.8%)	$9,663			$1,699			$7,963	48.3	32.8	336	84
180228000824	253	Indian Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	1692 S Sr 9	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 244-5148	809	46	17.7	29.8%	733 (90.6%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	$8,738			$580			$8,158	48.2	58.4	195	58
181290002059	254	West Noble Middle School	Public	5-8	5194 N Us 33	Ligonier	46767	Noble County	West Noble School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 894-3191	630	43	14.6	64.1%	269 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	356 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,939			$228			$9,711	48.2	52.9	225	29
180417000722	255	Griffth Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	600 N Wiggs St	Griffith	46319	Lake County	Griffith Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 924-4281	1,090	70	15.5	53.4%	471 (43.2%)	246 (22.6%)	315 (28.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.6%)	$8,925			$1,012			$7,913	48.1	51.3	236	19
181014001630	256	Shelbyville Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 W McKay Rd	Shelbyville	46176	Shelby County	Shelbyville Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 392-2551	881	50	17.7	43.2%	649 (73.7%)	15 (1.7%)	159 (18.0%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)	$9,718			$624			$9,095	48	59	191	65
180885001476	257	Peru Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	401 N Broadway	Peru	46970	Miami County	Peru Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 472-3301	852	52	16.3	61.4%	706 (82.9%)	31 (3.6%)	47 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	$10,938			$962			$9,975	47.8	41.1	286	29
180321000420	258	Waldron Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	102 N East St	Waldron	46182	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 525-6822	306	24	12.8	34.6%	299 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,187			$529			$11,658	47.6	46.7	258
180012000011	259	Alexandria-Monroe High School	Public	7-12	1 Burden Ct	Alexandria	46001	Madison County	Alexandria Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 724-4413	690	51	13.5	54.2%	605 (87.7%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	$10,130			$1,163			$8,967	47.6	39.8	296	37
180963001577	260	Rochester Community Middle School	Public	5-7	650 Zebra Ln	Rochester	46975	Fulton County	Rochester Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 223-2280	324	33	9.8	59.0%	283 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$12,738			$2,049			$10,688	47.5	49	251	9

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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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