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
241	N Judson-San Pierre Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Bluejay Dr	North Judson	46366	Starke County	North Judson-San Pierre School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 896-2158	443	36	12.4	43.1%	413 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,291			$622			$13,669	49.6	52.7	223	18		180780001330
242	South Vermillion Middle School	Public	5-8	950 W Wildcat Dr	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 832-7727	494	33	14.8	59.1%	470 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$10,565			$407			$10,158	49.5	31	340	98		181059001740
243	Woodlan Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	17215 Woodburn Rd	Woodburn	46797	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0290	743	50	15	33.1%	644 (86.7%)	10 (1.3%)	52 (7.0%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$12,615			$1,033			$11,582	49.3	49.4	245	2		180285000361
244	Madison-Grant Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11700 S/E 00 W	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 948-4141	453	33	13.7	49.9%	423 (93.4%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$10,253			$661			$9,592	49.3	36.2	320	76		180624001097
245	Lapel Middle School	Public	6-8	2883 S Sr 13	Lapel	46051	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 534-3136	335	23	14.7	34.6%	321 (95.8%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$8,458			$316			$8,142	49	43.9	279	34		181288002418
246	Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10000 N Cr 600 W	Gaston	47342	Delaware County	Wes-Del Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 358-4091	435	32	13.5	57.7%	401 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$13,656			$1,688			$11,968	48.8	61	181	65		180450000761
247	Owen Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	626 W St Hwy 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2249	321	27	11.8	52.3%	303 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$12,070			$1,217			$10,853	48.6	55.1	213	34		181095001790
248	Pike Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1814 E Sr 56	Petersburg	47567	Pike County	Pike County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 354-8478	383	30	12.9	53.5%	364 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,265			$294			$11,971	48.6	45	273	25		180890000889
249	Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	0395 S 1150 E	LaGrange	46761	LaGrange County	Prairie Heights Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 351-3038	377	31	12.2	48.5%	348 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$13,184			$395			$12,789	48.4	52.7	225	24		180930001525
250	Carlisle Middle School	Public	6-8	204 W Eaton St.	Carlisle	47838	Sullivan County	Southwest School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 398-3851	80	7	11.2	65.0%	78 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,828			$423			$11,404	48.3	57	204	46		181086002584

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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:

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