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
431	Indiana Digital Junior and High School	Public, Virtual	7-12	8707 W Hwy Us 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	Yes	No	(765) 204-2224	4,166	121	34.3	67.3%	2,867 (68.8%)	544 (13.1%)	443 (10.6%)	25 (0.6%)	8 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	278 (6.7%)	$7,327			$588			$6,739	11.2	10.6	444	13		181173002666
432	Glenwood Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	901 Sweetser Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8242	436	40	10.9	75.2%	106 (24.3%)	161 (36.9%)	87 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	57 (13.1%)	$14,285			$3,307			$10,978	11	9.5	455	23		180345000467
433	Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Amherst Dr	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8560	496	39	12.7	73.0%	92 (18.5%)	182 (36.7%)	99 (20.0%)	92 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$12,660			$1,204			$11,456	10.7	12.9	427	6		180363000548
434	Union Junior & High School	Public	7-12	8707 W US Hwy 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 853-5421	131	40	3.2	58.8%	122 (93.1%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$17,471			$195			$17,276	10.4	11.3	440	6		181173001875
435	Joseph Block Middle School	Public	7-8	2700 Cardinal Dr	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4084	436	41	10.7	70.6%	5 (1.1%)	181 (41.5%)	238 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$14,799			$2,349			$12,450	10.3	11.9	431	4		180288000370
436	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1740 E 30th St	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 547-5477	372	19	19.5	98.9%	7 (1.9%)	280 (75.3%)	75 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$15,077			$6,380			$8,697	10.3	8.2	466	30		180002802136
437	Charles N Scott Middle School	Public	7-8	3635 173rd St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7340	663	36	18.6	54.1%	88 (13.3%)	291 (43.9%)	249 (37.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	$12,285			$2,675			$9,611	10.2	11.4	439	2		180432000732
438	Kekionga Middle School	Public	6-8	2929 Engle Rd	Fort Wayne	46809	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6600	527	36	14.5	75.3%	102 (19.4%)	137 (26.0%)	205 (38.9%)	38 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.5%)	$11,629			$1,262			$10,366	10.1	13.3	423	15		180363000537
439	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	5353 W 71st St	Indianapolis	46268	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 291-9499	736	57	12.9	55.8%	24 (3.3%)	463 (62.9%)	219 (29.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	$14,600			$1,905			$12,695	10	9.3	457	18		180891001488
440	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	219	12	18.2	47.9%	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	205 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,702			$471			$14,232	9.9	24.2	364	76		181323402757

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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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