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)
181026001641	161	South Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1212 Starfire Way	Berne	46711	Adams County	South Adams Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 589-1102	288	22	13.1	55.9%	229 (79.5%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (16.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$10,721			$2,377			$8,344	66.7	67.1	147	14
181036002285	162	South Central Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	6675 E Hwy 11 SE	Elizabeth	47117	Harrison County	South Harrison Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 969-2941	291	26	11.2	48.8%	280 (96.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,697			$1,135			$12,562	66.3	61.7	174	12
181242002364	163	Lakeview Middle School	Public	7-8	848 E Smith St	Warsaw	46580	Kosciusko County	Warsaw Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 269-7211	477	38	12.5	59.5%	286 (60.0%)	11 (2.3%)	158 (33.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$9,949			$482			$9,467	66.3	57.9	200	37
181002001611	164	Scottsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	425 S 3rd St	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	No	(812) 752-8926	537	40	13.5	60.3%	497 (92.6%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,385			$1,195			$10,190	65.5	59.9	184	20
180579001040	165	Lebanon Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 N Grant St	Lebanon	46052	Boone County	Lebanon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 482-3400	807	43	18.6	46.5%	649 (80.4%)	42 (5.2%)	75 (9.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)	$10,027			$675			$9,352	65.3	62.5	167	2
180423000724	166	Hamilton Community High School	Public	6-12	903 S Wayne St	Hamilton	46742	Steuben County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 488-2161	186	19	9.7	42.5%	171 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$14,166			$177			$13,989	65.2	40.3	291	125
180798000316	167	North Putnam Middle School	Public	6-8	8905 N Cr 250 E	Roachdale	46172	Putnam County	North Putnam Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 522-2900	309	26	12.1	51.8%	293 (94.8%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$10,456			$1,151			$9,305	64.4	57.9	198	31
180498000914	168	Jay County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2072 W Sr 67	Portland	47371	Jay County	Jay School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 726-9306	1,242	81	15.4	50.2%	1,113 (89.6%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.9%)	$10,893			$1,789			$9,104	63.8	65.2	155	13
180394002128	169	Charlestown Middle School	Public	6-8	8804 High Jackson Rd	Charlestown	47111	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 256-6363	612	37	16.6	44.1%	481 (78.6%)	18 (2.9%)	63 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.7%)	$9,773			$1,077			$8,696	63.6	63.2	164	5
180312000658	170	Eastern Hancock Middle School	Public	6-8	10380 E 250 N	Charlottesville	46117	Hancock County	Eastern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 936-5324	268	18	14.7	35.4%	253 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$9,266			$402			$8,864	63.4	51.9	230	60

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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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