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Best Middle Schools in Vanderburgh County, IN

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Schools

3,763

Students

Top rankedPerry Heights Middle School84^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

North Junior High School up 10 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McGary Middle School 9.8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Helfrich Park STEM Academy	Public	6-8	2603 W Maryland St	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8246	509	33	15.5	49.7%	401 (78.8%)	33 (6.5%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.6%)	47.6	248^th of 486 public middle schools	49.0%		58.9	185^th of 480 public middle schools	61.5%	63	34.7	30.7	38.4	34.8	31.9	28.4	35.0	32.0	34.0	34.0	$11,864	$1,749	$10,115
McGary Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 S Joyce Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 476-3035	295	30	9.8	73.2%	104 (35.3%)	100 (33.9%)	40 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	36 (12.2%)	5.4	476^th of 486 public middle schools	2.1%		7.6	458^th of 480 public middle schools	4.6%	18	9.1	10.4	3.7	8.1	5.1	3.5	4.0	4.2	2.1	2.1	$14,216	$2,496	$11,720
Perry Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 Hogue Rd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8326	471	31	15.2	36.5%	392 (83.2%)	23 (4.9%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.1%)	79.1	84^th of 486 public middle schools	82.7%		82.7	67^th of 480 public middle schools	86.0%	17	41.4	54.1	58.9	51.8	48.3	49.3	42.9	46.6	50.3	50.3	$12,378	$1,735	$10,643
Plaza Park International Prep Academy	Public	6-8	7301 Lincoln Ave	Evansville	47715	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 476-4971	610	46	13.4	56.1%	285 (46.7%)	156 (25.6%)	68 (11.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	81 (13.3%)	37.4	311^th of 486 public middle schools	36.0%		41.9	288^th of 480 public middle schools	40.0%	23	23.5	29.4	39.1	30.7	30.6	21.0	30.5	27.5	26.7	26.7	$11,357	$1,793	$9,564
Thompkins Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 W Mill Rd	Evansville	47710	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8323	622	39	15.9	44.1%	496 (79.7%)	31 (5.0%)	31 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.8%)	48.5	244^th of 486 public middle schools	49.8%		55.5	206^th of 480 public middle schools	57.1%	38	34.1	37.1	40.2	37.2	25.8	27.7	34.8	29.6	35.7	35.7	$11,905	$1,749	$10,156
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Washington Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 477-8983	331	27	12.3	68.0%	118 (35.6%)	106 (32.0%)	44 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	51 (15.4%)	13.7	427^th of 486 public middle schools	12.1%		17.8	394^th of 480 public middle schools	17.9%	33	19.3	13.9	24.0	19.0	16.1	6.4	5.8	9.5	17.5	17.5	$13,064	$2,268	$10,796
North Junior High School	Public	7-8	15325 Hwy 41 N	Evansville	47725	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-0975	925	53	17.5	40.3%	695 (75.1%)	76 (8.2%)	53 (5.7%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.8%)	70.5	136^th of 486 public middle schools	72.0%		66.6	146^th of 480 public middle schools	69.6%	10		52.7	44.1	48.3		38.8	37.4	38.1			$10,711	$1,707	$9,005

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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.