Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Indiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
180007102443	361	Aspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 W 15th Ave	Gary	46406	Lake County	Aspire Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 944-7400	666			98.3%	3 (0.5%)	532 (79.9%)	53 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.7%)	$14,719			$2,623			$12,096	24.6	20	391	30
181323402757	362	Monarca Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5525 W 34th Street	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Monarca Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 379-0499	41	4	10.2	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)	36 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								24.2			(n/a)
180004201816	363	Andrew J Brown Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3600 N German Church Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	Andrew J Brown Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 891-0730	604			89.2%	7 (1.2%)	268 (44.4%)	282 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	$15,585			$1,829			$13,756	23.9	28	356	7
180012902534	364	Canaan Community Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8775 N Canaan Main St	Canaan	47224	Jefferson County	Canaan Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 839-0003	183	11	16.6	96.7%	172 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,029			$2,365			$9,664	23.8	19.3	395	31
180022902734	365	Lawrence County Independent Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	223 Old Farm Road	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Independent Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 277-9803	243	14	17.3	56.8%	227 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$8,634			$500			$8,134	23.4	26.7	359	6
180816001402	366	North Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	910 E Cr 975 N	Farmersburg	47850	Sullivan County	Northeast School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 397-2132	374	26	14.3	55.3%	363 (97.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,726			$672			$11,054	23.2	12.6	433	67
180022602731	367	Paramount Online Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1203 E St Clair St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Paramount Online Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 519-4588	166	6	27.6	86.7%	41 (24.7%)	85 (51.2%)	23 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.2%)	$6,233			$1,646			$4,587	23.2	28.5	352	15
180690002151	368	Mitchell Junior High School	Public	6-8	1010 Bishop Blvd	Mitchell	47446	Lawrence County	Mitchell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 849-3747	359	26	14	61.3%	335 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,570			$1,325			$11,245	23.2	34.5	327	41
180333000454	369	Eminence Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6760 N Sr 42	Eminence	46125	Morgan County	Eminence Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 528-2221	178	18	9.8	48.3%	174 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$11,373			$534			$10,839	23.2	28.5	351	18
181209001911	370	Otter Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 N Lafayette St	Terre Haute	47805	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4391	787	52	14.9	65.3%	684 (86.9%)	19 (2.4%)	18 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)	$10,117			$462			$9,656	23	23.5	375	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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