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)
180447002225	71	Western Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 S 600 W	Russiaville	46979	Howard County	Western School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 883-5566	581	39	15	41.0%	488 (84.0%)	20 (3.4%)	30 (5.2%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$8,142			$136			$8,006	81.5	81.5	74	3
180765001310	72	Noblesville East Middle School	Public	6-8	1625 Field Dr	Noblesville	46060	Hamilton County	Noblesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 773-0782	1,070	83	12.8	37.4%	775 (72.4%)	76 (7.1%)	130 (12.1%)	51 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.4%)	$11,422			$293			$11,129	81.4	85.9	55	17
181209001907	73	Honey Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6601 S Carlisle St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4372	680	48	14	40.0%	544 (80.0%)	16 (2.4%)	36 (5.3%)	34 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	45 (6.6%)	$11,080			$747			$10,334	81.1	82.6	68	5
180261000309	74	North Decatur Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	3172 N Sr 3	Greensburg	47240	Decatur County	Decatur County Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 663-4204	460	40	11.6	42.2%	437 (95.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$10,844			$537			$10,307	80.9	81.3	75	1
181092001784	75	Speedway Junior High School	Public	7-8	5151 W 14th St	Speedway	46224	Marion County	School Town of Speedway	No	No	No	No	(317) 244-3359	286	21	13.4	48.6%	127 (44.4%)	70 (24.5%)	60 (21.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	$10,934			$1,133			$9,801	80.8	82.7	66	9
180042000091	76	Jimtown Junior High School	Public	7-8	58903 Cr 3 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Baugo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 294-6586	286	19	14.9	17.8%	213 (74.5%)	8 (2.8%)	46 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$9,096			$379			$8,716	80.7	81.6	71	5
181242002000	77	Edgewood Middle School	Public	7-8	900 S Union	Warsaw	46580	Kosciusko County	Warsaw Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 371-5096	490	37	13	48.0%	371 (75.7%)	6 (1.2%)	91 (18.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$9,288			$488			$8,800	80.3	78	93	16
180822002159	78	Norwell Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 E Us 224	Ossian	46777	Wells County	Norwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 543-2218	584	41	14.4	34.4%	541 (92.6%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,685			$110			$9,576	80.3	78.9	90	12
181134001822	79	Battle Ground Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 N 50 W	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 269-8140	722	44	16.4	33.9%	529 (73.3%)	46 (6.4%)	75 (10.4%)	29 (4.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$9,024			$143			$8,881	80.1	80.5	78	1
180003000005	80	Woodside Middle School	Public	6-8	2310 W Hamilton Rd - South	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	No	No	(260) 431-2701	1,022	59	17.3	23.5%	727 (71.1%)	113 (11.1%)	60 (5.9%)	55 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.2%)	$8,631			$119			$8,512	80.1	70	132	52

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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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