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)
180013702551	461	Enlace Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3725 Kiel Avenue	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Enlace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 383-0607	658	43	15.3	83.7%	22 (3.3%)	98 (14.9%)	533 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,865			$3,941			$6,924	8.4	7.6	466	5
181029001645	462	Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	5001 S Miami Rd	South Bend	46614	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4500	528	33	16	82.4%	111 (21.0%)	208 (39.4%)	140 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.3%)	$14,271			$2,747			$11,523	8.3	7.6	467	5
180002802136	463	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1740 E 30th St	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 547-5477	372	23	16.1	96.0%	10 (2.7%)	305 (82.0%)	46 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,283			$4,398			$7,885	8.2	7.2	471	8
181029002699	464	South Bend Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	740 North Eddy St	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(574) 393-6169	321	23	14.2	44.9%	101 (31.5%)	112 (34.9%)	66 (20.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.2%)	$7,426			$3,568			$3,858	8	9.2	455	9
180732001252	465	Southside Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 East 26th St	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5320	443	42	10.5	84.9%	275 (62.1%)	80 (18.1%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	62 (14.0%)	$13,419			$2,045			$11,374	7.9	6.9	474	9
180004502137	466	Charles A Tindley Accelerated School	Public, Charter	7-12	3960 Meadows Dr	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Charles A Tindley Accelerated School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 545-1745	391	24	16.2	82.4%	3 (0.8%)	332 (84.9%)	42 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,718			$2,917			$12,801	7.8	19	398	68
180020302668	467	Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4625 Werling Drive	Fort Wayne	46806	Allen County	Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	Yes	No	No	Yes	(260) 441-8727	195	11	17.7	81.5%	3 (1.5%)	53 (27.2%)	16 (8.2%)	118 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$9,288			$2,988			$6,300	7.8	5.8	479	12
181209002676	468	Vigo Virtual School Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3707 S 7th	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(812) 462-4216	228	11	20.1	45.6%	174 (76.3%)	18 (7.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (11.0%)	$8,058			$5,259			$2,800	7.6	6.9	475	7
180546000992	469	Lake Ridge New Technical Middle School	Public	5-8	3601 W 41st Ave	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 980-0730	476	27	17.9	91.8%	153 (32.1%)	165 (34.7%)	119 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	$12,639			$2,884			$9,755	7.6	11.8	439	30
180387002664	470	Gary Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Parke St	Gary	46403	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 321-8547	326	21	15.5	89.3%	2 (0.6%)	295 (90.5%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$18,213			$5,210			$13,003	7.3	5.6	480	10

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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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