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Best Public Schools in Muncie, IN

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8,994

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5-star school

Top rankedIndiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn1^st of 429 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry up 57 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn 7.5 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Muncie, Indiana is home to 19 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 4 alternative schools. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and face a range of challenges, from high chronic absenteeism rates to significant disparities in academic performance.

Some standout schools in Muncie include Burris Laboratory School, an alternative school with consistently high academic performance, and Delta High School, which is part of the highly-ranked Delaware Community School Corp district. In contrast, schools like Southside Middle School and Longfellow Elementary School struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with some schools like the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities ranking among the top in the state, while others face significant challenges. These differences appear to be linked to socioeconomic factors, with schools serving higher-poverty populations generally performing worse. Addressing these inequities and ensuring all students in Muncie have access to a high-quality education will be a key priority for the district moving forward.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burris Laboratory School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2000 University Ave	Muncie	47306	Delaware County	Burris Laboratory School	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 285-8600	676	50	13.5	25.0%	482 (71.3%)	63 (9.3%)	40 (5.9%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.8%)								(n/a)	72.9	29.2	50.0	52.2	55.3	36.4	51.6	48.3	48.3	68.2	47.8	70.2	30.3	39.1	31.7	45.6	54.4	36.4	43.8	55.3	72.6	$12,960	$1,426	$11,533
Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn	Public	10-12	BSU - 301 N Talley Avenue	Muncie	47306	Delaware County	Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn	No	No	No	No	(765) 285-8102	218	29	7.5	14.7%	133 (61.0%)	19 (8.7%)	8 (3.7%)	39 (17.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.3%)	99.6	1^st of 429 public high schools	99.8%		99.7	1^st of 432 public high schools	99.8%		92.6	79.0																				$30,739	$141	$30,597
Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2801 E 16th St	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Inspire Academy - A School of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 216-7980	201	14	14.3	95.5%	112 (55.7%)	42 (20.9%)	17 (8.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (13.4%)	9.1	929^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.6%		6	986^th of 1011 public elementary schools	2.5%	57			4.0	15.4	26.7	0.0	5.6	20.0	11.7	0.0	3.9	13.3	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.3	26.9	12.5	21.4	13.3		$14,163	$1,323	$12,840
Delta High School	Public	9-12	3400 E Sr 28	Muncie	47303	Delaware County	Delaware Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 288-5597	848	61	13.9	42.9%	760 (89.6%)	18 (2.1%)	30 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	68.6	90^th of 429 public high schools	79.0%		66	99^th of 432 public high schools	77.1%	9	66.3	30.0																			45.8	$11,641	$554	$11,087
Delta Middle School	Public	6-8	9800 N Cr 200 E	Muncie	47303	Delaware County	Delaware Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 747-0869	602	36	16.7	51.8%	541 (89.9%)	11 (1.8%)	16 (2.7%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	69.1	130^th of 480 public middle schools	72.9%		67.8	149^th of 491 public middle schools	69.7%	19						43.7	38.0	45.1	42.1				36.8	41.8	44.1	41.0		52.1	52.1			$10,031	$614	$9,417
Royerton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 E Royerton Rd	Muncie	47303	Delaware County	Delaware Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 282-2044	596	36	16.6	41.3%	505 (84.7%)	8 (1.3%)	31 (5.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	82.5	155^th of 1005 public elementary schools	84.6%		83.6	144^th of 1011 public elementary schools	85.8%	11			58.3	48.4	49.1				52.0	63.1	67.4	58.2				62.7	60.0		60.0	69.1		$9,825	$730	$9,094
Cowan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1000 W Cr 600 S	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Cowan Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 289-7129	409	29	14.3	54.0%	367 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	48.7	532^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	47.1%		61	401^st of 1011 public elementary schools	60.3%	131			21.0	32.8	40.0	22.1			28.2	40.3	51.7	46.0	52.9			47.9	44.8	32.4	38.1	48.0		$9,692	$800	$8,892
Cowan High School	Public	7-12	9401 S Nottingham	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Cowan Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 289-7128	318	25	12.9	47.2%	288 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	49.2	211^th of 429 public high schools	50.8%		43.7	242^nd of 432 public high schools	44.0%	31	55.1	8.2					33.3	44.6	38.9					33.3	23.2	28.3					52.9	$11,922	$642	$11,280
Youth Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3700 W Kilgore Ave	Muncie	47304	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 747-5223	47	6	7.8	21.3%	33 (70.2%)	3 (6.4%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (19.1%)								(n/a)	33.3	0.0						13.3	6.7						0.0	0.0						$21,614	$6,374	$15,240
Grissom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 S Macedonia Ave	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5401	411	29	13.9	74.2%	249 (60.6%)	64 (15.6%)	20 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (18.5%)	11.3	905^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.0%		12.2	907^th of 1011 public elementary schools	10.3%	2			8.3	10.5	19.6				12.4	22.5	19.3	17.9				20.1	19.3		19.3	16.1		$15,741	$5,253	$10,488
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 E Centennial	Muncie	47303	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5410	348	28	12.3	82.5%	121 (34.8%)	138 (39.7%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (19.5%)	9	932^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.6	924^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.6%	8			10.4	13.0	15.2				12.6	22.9	23.9	9.1				19.7	15.2		15.2	3.0		$14,478	$4,188	$10,290
Muncie Area Career Center	Public	6-12	2500 N Elgin	Muncie	47303	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 747-5250	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						$00
Muncie Central High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 N Walnut St	Muncie	47305	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5260	1,337	83	16.1	68.8%	708 (53.0%)	295 (22.1%)	98 (7.3%)	22 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	211 (15.8%)								(n/a)	40.3	10.1																			15.8	$12,869	$1,531	$11,338
North View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	807 W Yale Ave	Muncie	47304	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5422	384	27	14.2	60.9%	190 (49.5%)	92 (24.0%)	22 (5.7%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.7%)	40.4	618^th of 1005 public elementary schools	38.5%		39.8	633^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	37.4%	15			37.3	21.1	40.9				33.3	43.1	22.8	48.5				38.5	29.8		29.8	30.3		$11,860	$1,821	$10,039
West View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 W Gilbert St	Muncie	47304	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5437	538	35	15.2	63.9%	290 (53.9%)	70 (13.0%)	52 (9.7%)	27 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	97 (18.0%)	29.8	731^st of 1005 public elementary schools	27.3%		31.5	713^th of 1011 public elementary schools	29.5%	18			25.8	25.6	30.0				27.1	33.3	35.9	32.5				33.9	19.2		19.2	35.0		$11,551	$1,629	$9,922
Southside Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 East 26th St	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5320	469	44	10.6	85.7%	264 (56.3%)	105 (22.4%)	31 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (14.1%)	8.3	453^rd of 480 public middle schools	5.6%		7.9	468^th of 491 public middle schools	4.7%	15						12.5	8.8	17.3	12.9				5.9	3.7	9.6	6.4		11.1	11.1		38.5	$17,651	$3,277	$14,374
South View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Franklin	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5226	470	37	12.5	90.0%	271 (57.7%)	78 (16.6%)	28 (6.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (18.1%)	8.4	946^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.9%		6.5	976^th of 1011 public elementary schools	3.5%	30			5.2	9.6	16.2				10.7	26.3	14.3	15.9				18.9	7.8		7.8	6.0		$13,787	$4,009	$9,778
Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 W Bethel Ave	Muncie	47304	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5290	630	53	11.9	69.8%	335 (53.2%)	132 (21.0%)	40 (6.3%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (15.7%)	36.2	320^th of 480 public middle schools	33.3%		30.9	342^nd of 491 public middle schools	30.3%	22						28.1	27.8	32.2	29.2				29.6	26.3	20.2	25.7		31.8	31.8		91.4	$13,574	$2,249	$11,325
East Washington Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Washington	Muncie	47305	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5434	492	34	14.3	69.7%	279 (56.7%)	110 (22.4%)	17 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.1%)	59.2	416^th of 1005 public elementary schools	58.6%		63	374^th of 1011 public elementary schools	63.0%	42			41.3	46.2	41.6				43.0	55.0	50.0	41.6				48.9	47.4		47.4	33.8		$11,627	$1,921	$9,706

Cities Near Muncie

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	1.74 mi	266	371^st
Yorktown	5.9 mi	4	75^th
Selma	6.09 mi	3	122^nd
Gaston	9.88 mi	3	271^st
Daleville	9.99 mi	2	217^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.