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
221	Central Noble Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	302 Cougar Ct	Albion	46701	Noble County	Central Noble Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 636-2117	610	44	14	43.9%	574 (94.1%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$12,711			$412			$12,299	52.8	61.7	177	44		180171000230
222	Benjamin Rush Middle School	Public	7-8	1601 N Sexton St	Rushville	46173	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 932-2968	300	29	10.3	53.7%	275 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$15,403			$1,333			$14,070	52.7	57.2	203	19		180975002240
223	West Noble Middle School	Public	5-8	5194 N Us 33	Ligonier	46767	Noble County	West Noble School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 894-3191	627	45	13.9	59.6%	253 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	367 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$10,973			$189			$10,784	52.6	48.2	254	31		181290002059
224	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%)	$11,922			$642			$11,280	52.6	55.7	210	14		180702001200
225	Paoli Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Elm St	Paoli	47454	Orange County	Paoli Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 723-3905	542	46	11.7	43.5%	507 (93.5%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	$12,347			$869			$11,478	52.5	52.9	221	4		180864001438
226	Dollens Elementary	Public	K-8	903 Hoosier Ave	Oolitic	47451	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 275-3885	217	21	10.3	65.0%	199 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$14,053			$1,512			$12,541	52.4			(n/a)		180786001344
227	Sheridan Middle School	Public	6-8	3030 W 246th St	Sheridan	46069	Hamilton County	Sheridan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 758-6780	270	25	11	60.4%	246 (91.1%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$9,719			$146			$9,573	51.9	61	180	47		180648001655
228	White River Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2926 S Sr 67	Lyons	47443	Greene County	White River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(812) 659-3915	151	13	12	54.3%	137 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,626			$344			$12,281	51.9	63.1	171	57		180000802304
229	Oregon-Davis Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5990 N 750 E	Hamlet	46532	Starke County	Oregon-Davis School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 867-4561	228	22	10.6	52.6%	204 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$15,253			$1,022			$14,231	51.7	30	348	119		180846001435
230	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	721 W Broadway	Monticello	47960	White County	Twin Lakes School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 583-5552	500	39	12.9	57.2%	398 (79.6%)	3 (0.6%)	82 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$12,931			$647			$12,284	51.1	58.7	195	35		181158001862

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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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