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)
180912001504	111	Harold C Urey Middle School	Public	7-8	407 Washington St	Walkerton	46574	St. Joseph County	John Glenn School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(574) 586-3184	312	21	14.9	44.2%	279 (89.4%)	5 (1.6%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$9,368			$572			$8,795	74.8	71.6	123	12
180039000085	112	Batesville Middle School	Public	6-8	201 N Mulberry St	Batesville	47006	Ripley County	Batesville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 934-5175	487	37	13.3	30.0%	443 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$9,639			$567			$9,072	74.7	81	76	36
180075002216	113	Hebron Middle School	Public	6-8	307 S Main St	Hebron	46341	Porter County	MSD Boone Township	No	No	No	No	(219) 996-4771	220	17	13	45.9%	186 (84.5%)	4 (1.8%)	28 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,346			$229			$9,118	74.3	77.6	95	18
181143001846	114	Tri-County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11298 W 100 S	Wolcott	47995	White County	Tri-County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 279-2105	329	35	9.3	39.5%	279 (84.8%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$16,056			$422			$15,635	74.2	75.6	101	13
180972001590	115	Rossville Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Robert Egly Dr	Rossville	46065	Clinton County	Rossville Con School District	No	No	No	No	(765) 379-2551	488	39	12.6	25.8%	451 (92.4%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$9,752			$613			$9,139	73.9	86.9	51	64
180666001170	116	Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	6423 S Cr 200 W	Clayton	46118	Hendricks County	Mill Creek Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 539-9285	360	25	14.2	28.1%	333 (92.5%)	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$9,035			$430			$8,605	73.7	80	86	30
180894001491	117	Pioneer Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	417 South Chicago Street	Royal Center	46978	Cass County	Pioneer Regional School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 643-3145	454	35	13.1	47.4%	401 (88.3%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$11,167			$270			$10,897	73.6	64.8	157	40
180069000145	118	North Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	1180 Hwy 64 NW	Ramsey	47166	Harrison County	North Harrison Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 347-2421	467	30	15.5	49.0%	439 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$9,550			$1,237			$8,313	73.4	81.5	73	45
181146001851	119	Lowell Middle School	Public	6-8	19250 Cline Ave	Lowell	46356	Lake County	Tri-Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 696-7701	742	35	21.2	32.9%	630 (84.9%)	7 (0.9%)	78 (10.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	$9,899			$172			$9,727	73.4	81.5	72	47
181050002542	120	South Putnam Middle School	Public	6-8	1780 E US Hwy 40	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	South Putnam Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 653-3148	264	18	15	40.9%	245 (92.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$8,561			$165			$8,396	73.2	72.3	120

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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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