Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 480)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
51	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	264	19	14.1	64.0%	118 (44.7%)	73 (27.7%)	50 (18.9%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	$12,713			$561			$12,152	86.2	80.8	75	24		181092001784
52	Schmucker Middle School	Public	6-8	56045 Bittersweet Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-5661	1,041	56	18.7	40.1%	702 (67.4%)	99 (9.5%)	114 (11.0%)	46 (4.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.2%)	$9,959			$493			$9,466	86.2	85.4	56	4		180876001452
53	Fort Branch Community School	Public	K-8	7670 S Eastview Ln	Fort Branch	47648	Gibson County	South Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 753-3641	577	34	16.8	32.8%	526 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	$10,803			$621			$10,182	86.1	77.6	94	41		181035002230
54	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Public	5-8	225 W 77th Ave	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 865-6985	814	44	18.5	30.7%	455 (55.9%)	86 (10.6%)	203 (24.9%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	41 (5.0%)	$10,765			$144			$10,622	86	79.4	83	29		180545000985
55	Avon Middle School North	Public	7-8	1251 N Dan Jones Rd	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5500	929	54	17.2	47.6%	430 (46.3%)	269 (29.0%)	102 (11.0%)	55 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.5%)	$12,277			$330			$11,947	85.8	89.7	39	16		180027002450
56	Forest Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1440 Michigan St	Ferdinand	47532	Dubois County	Southeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 817-0900	555	44	12.6	24.0%	518 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$12,285			$339			$11,946	85.6	90.5	37	19		181064001745
57	Morgan Township Middle/High School	Public	6-12	299 S Sr 49	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 462-5883	440	31	14.1	12.3%	385 (87.5%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,258			$97			$10,161	85.6	86.2	51	6		180900001214
58	South Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9808 S 600 W	Union Mills	46382	LaPorte County	South Central Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 767-2266	463	28	16.8	32.8%	402 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,129			$270			$11,859	85.2	67.7	150	92		180219000263
59	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	1,032	61	16.8	24.3%	707 (68.5%)	121 (11.7%)	65 (6.3%)	60 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.2%)	$9,989			$271			$9,718	84.8	80.1	80	21		180003000005
60	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Public	6-8	401 W Joliet St	Crown Point	46307	Lake County	Crown Point Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 663-2173	1,061	57	18.5	27.0%	784 (73.9%)	28 (2.6%)	167 (15.7%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.4%)	$11,253			$385			$10,868	84.7	75.3	108	48		180249002417

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ILEARN English Language Arts, ILEARN Math, ILEARN Science test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 16, 2025, 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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds