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
311	Connersville Middle School	Public	7-8	1900 Grand Ave	Connersville	47331	Fayette County	Fayette County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 825-1139	434	30	14.4	58.8%	405 (93.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$13,332			$1,484			$11,848	38.7	46.7	263	48		180351000496
312	Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	169 S Main Cross St	Hanover	47243	Jefferson County	Southwestern-Jefferson County Con	No	No	No	No	(812) 866-9500	280	22	13	60.0%	247 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	18 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$9,715			$335			$9,380	38.6	33.1	332	20		181080002547
313	Seymour Middle School	Public	6-8	920 N O'Brien St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-5453	778	49	15.8	60.5%	376 (48.3%)	11 (1.4%)	363 (46.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	$12,181			$1,400			$10,782	38.2	39.1	303	10		181008002214
314	Hamilton Community High School	Public	6-12	903 S Wayne St	Hamilton	46742	DeKalb County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 488-2161	183	22	8.5	49.2%	172 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$19,853			$168			$19,685	38.1	65.2	166	148		180423000724
315	Maconaquah Middle School	Public	6-8	594 E 800 S	Bunker Hill	46914	Miami County	Maconaquah School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 689-9131	407	25	16.6	58.7%	333 (81.8%)	8 (2.0%)	40 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$11,439			$735			$10,704	38	38.5	308	7		180609001079
316	Fountain Central High School	Public	6-12	750 E US Hwy 136	Veedersburg	47987	Fountain County	Southeast Fountain School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 294-2206	532	46	11.4	46.6%	470 (88.3%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,441			$410			$13,031	37.6	30.6	345	29		181062001742
317	Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 N Harrison St	Salem	47167	Washington County	Salem Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 883-3808	352	33	10.8	50.9%	327 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$11,699			$386			$11,313	37.1	38.7	305	12		180981001601
318	Randolph Southern Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2 Rebel Drive	Lynn	47355	Randolph County	Randolph Southern School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 874-1181	210	16	13.1	57.1%	190 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$13,155			$661			$12,494	37	51.7	232	86		181074001763
319	Seeger Memorial Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1222 S Sr 263	West Lebanon	47991	Warren County	MSD Warren County	No	No	No	No	(765) 893-4445	622	46	13.6	46.9%	588 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$12,333			$502			$11,831	36.5	40.6	295	24		180608001073
320	Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 W Bethel Ave	Muncie	47304	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5290	630	53	11.9	69.8%	335 (53.2%)	132 (21.0%)	40 (6.3%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (15.7%)	$13,574			$2,249			$11,325	36.2	30.9	342	22		180732002320

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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:

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

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