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
341	John J Young Middle School	Public	7-8	1801 N Main St	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-3600	709	50	14.1	29.2%	441 (62.2%)	112 (15.8%)	75 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.1%)	$13,017			$617			$12,400	30	37.8	313	28		180684001179
342	Princeton Community Middle	Public	6-8	1106 N Embree St	Princeton	47670	Gibson County	North Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 385-2020	437	32	13.6	44.2%	345 (78.9%)	21 (4.8%)	18 (4.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.1%)	$12,268			$685			$11,584	29.9	35.6	322	20		180777001327
343	Lakeland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	0805 E 075 N	LaGrange	46761	LaGrange County	Lakeland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 499-2470	737	62	11.9	50.5%	539 (73.1%)	3 (0.4%)	165 (22.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$13,534			$1,179			$12,355	29.8	37.6	315	28		180552000996
344	Edinburgh Community Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Keeley St	Edinburgh	46124	Johnson County	Edinburgh Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 526-3418	179	14	12.7	54.7%	150 (83.8%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	$12,267			$1,042			$11,225	29.4	39.3	300	44		180324000213
345	Crothersville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	109 N Preston St	Crothersville	47229	Jackson County	Crothersville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 793-2051	221	15	15.2	52.5%	205 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,596			$442			$10,154	29.1	19.8	389	44		181206001893
346	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	684	33	20.7	96.1%	2 (0.3%)	556 (81.3%)	70 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.2%)	$16,911			$6,382			$10,529	28.7	24.6	363	17		180007102443
347	Enlace Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3725 Kiel Avenue	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Enlace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 383-0607	686	51	13.4	81.8%	18 (2.6%)	108 (15.7%)	547 (79.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$15,263			$3,603			$11,660	28.4	8.4	464	117		180013702551
348	Alexandria-Monroe High School	Public	7-12	1 Burden Ct	Alexandria	46001	Madison County	Alexandria Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 724-4413	620	50	12.4	53.1%	548 (88.4%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	$12,379			$1,002			$11,377	28.3	47.6	259	89		180012000011
349	North Vermillion High School	Public	7-12	5555 N Falcon Dr	Cayuga	47928	Vermillion County	North Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 492-3364	364	39	9.4	52.2%	343 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,488			$720			$11,769	28.1	27.2	358	9		180807001384
350	Indiana Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6640 Intech Blvd - Suite 101	Indianapolis	46278	Marion County	Indiana Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 550-3188	5,376	134	40.1	41.4%	3,995 (74.3%)	506 (9.4%)	484 (9.0%)	72 (1.3%)	13 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	303 (5.6%)	$8,514			$1,099			$7,414	27.5	28.6	354	4		180009802474

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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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