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
401	Edison School of the Arts 47	Public, Magnet	K-8	777 White River Pkwy W Drive	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4992	617	37	16.6	62.6%	88 (14.3%)	224 (36.3%)	248 (40.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.9%)	$21,693			$4,987			$16,706	16.5	21	380	21		180477000872
402	West Vigo Middle School	Public	6-8	4750 W Sarah Myers Dr	West Terre Haute	47885	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4361	390	33	11.7	59.2%	375 (96.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,584			$373			$12,211	16.3	26.7	359	43		181209001924
403	Paul Harding Junior High School	Public	7-8	6501 Wayne Trace	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 446-0240	422	34	12.4	82.2%	24 (5.7%)	98 (23.2%)	77 (18.2%)	210 (49.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$12,306			$1,904			$10,402	16.1	24.9	362	41		180285002509
404	North Miami Middle/High School	Public	7-12	570 E 900 N	Denver	46926	Miami County	North Miami Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 985-2931	367	29	12.8	45.5%	328 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,543			$109			$12,434	15.8	25.6	360	44		180789001351
405	Highland Middle School	Public	7-8	2108 E 200 N	Anderson	46012	Madison County	Anderson Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 641-2059	916	77	11.8	67.0%	413 (45.1%)	208 (22.7%)	202 (22.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.7%)	$15,363			$3,102			$12,261	15.6	19	394	11		180015002483
406	Guion Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	4401 W 52nd St	Indianapolis	46254	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 293-4549	833	54	15.4	55.3%	31 (3.7%)	460 (55.2%)	288 (34.6%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	$12,289			$1,280			$11,009	14.6	14.4	416	10		180891001487
407	Options Westfield	Public, Charter	6-12	530 W Carmel Dr	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Options Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 815-2098	248	22	11.4	5.2%	183 (73.8%)	22 (8.9%)	18 (7.3%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	$14,340			$678			$13,662	14.2	17.7	400	7		180001601738
408	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	4352 Mitthoeffer Road	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 552-1600	296	23	12.8	73.3%	1 (0.3%)	187 (63.2%)	95 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,353			$5,707			$9,647	13.9	11.9	432	24		180018802618
409	Creston Intermediate & Middle School	Public	5-8	10925 E Prospect St	Indianapolis	46239	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-6800	1,106	71	15.4	63.7%	97 (8.8%)	709 (64.1%)	204 (18.4%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.7%)	$11,721			$1,288			$10,433	13.8	12.5	429	20		181236001961
410	Union City Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	603 N Walnut St	Union City	47390	Randolph County	Randolph Eastern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 964-4840	389	34	11.6	62.0%	237 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (35.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$15,893			$3,791			$12,102	13.7	15.3	413	3		180318000415

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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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