Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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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)
180777001327	321	Princeton Community Middle	Public	6-8	1106 N Embree St	Princeton	47670	Gibson County	North Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 385-2020	429	32	13.4	49.2%	354 (82.5%)	11 (2.6%)	19 (4.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.2%)	$10,861			$777			$10,084	35.6	38.2	309	12
180657001140	322	Barker Middle School	Public	7-8	319 E Barker Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2057	378	32	11.8	65.9%	148 (39.2%)	129 (34.1%)	54 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (11.4%)	$14,189			$1,627			$12,562	35.2	24.4	369	47
180008202466	323	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	33 Muenich Ct	Hammond	46320	Lake County	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 852-0500	551	42	13.1	66.2%	47 (8.5%)	103 (18.7%)	389 (70.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,007			$1,065			$7,941	35.1	23.8	373	50
180363000534	324	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	5303 Wheelock Rd	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4825	676	45	15	48.8%	375 (55.5%)	102 (15.1%)	98 (14.5%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (11.7%)	$10,870			$1,166			$9,704	35.1	39.4	301	23
181038001702	325	Tri Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6972 S St Rd 103	Straughn	47387	Henry County	South Henry School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 987-7988	460	35	13.3	52.2%	439 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$10,585			$465			$10,119	34.8	35.4	321	4
180019102631	326	Indiana Connections Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6640 Intech Boulevard - Ste 10	Indianapolis	46278	Marion County	Indiana Connections Career Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 732-7790	724	28	25.8	42.5%	522 (72.1%)	74 (10.2%)	72 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	$6,936			$402			$6,534	34.6	40.1	292	34
180363002175	327	Jeff H Towles Intermediate School	Public	1-8	420 E Paulding Rd	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4300	556	44	12.7	55.6%	231 (41.5%)	143 (25.7%)	112 (20.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.0%)	$12,081			$1,061			$11,020	33.8	39.6	299	28
180001402780	328	Irvington Community Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6040 E. Pleasant Run Parkway	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	Irvington Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 357-1170	214			65.4%	132 (61.7%)	27 (12.6%)	35 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)								33.7			(n/a)
181098001795	329	Springs Valley Community High School	Public	6-12	326 S Larry Bird Blvd	French Lick	47432	Orange County	Springs Valley Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 936-9984	452	29	15.8	47.1%	395 (87.4%)	10 (2.2%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$11,724			$834			$10,890	33.6	38.8	306	23
180540000975	330	Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School	Public	7-8	2101 S 18th St	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 772-4750	1,021	73	14	69.2%	398 (39.0%)	228 (22.3%)	303 (29.7%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.1%)	$10,759			$1,052			$9,707	33.2	34.7	325	5

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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