Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

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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
381	Circle City Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4002 N. Franklin Rd.	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Circle City Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 643-4209	97	7	13.8	93.8%	5 (5.2%)	62 (63.9%)	28 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)								19.4			(n/a)		180018102778
382	Logansport Junior High School	Public	7-8	2901 Usher St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 753-7115	641	38	16.6	69.6%	244 (38.1%)	29 (4.5%)	319 (49.8%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	$9,935			$850			$9,085	19.3	22.6	374	8		180603001058
383	Martin T Krueger Middle School	Public	7-8	2001 Springland Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2061	324	30	10.9	77.2%	124 (38.3%)	116 (35.8%)	43 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.7%)	$17,634			$2,716			$14,918	19.1	20.9	382	1		180657001154
384	Dennis Middle School	Public	7-8	222 NW 7th St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3495	649	47	13.7	61.5%	392 (60.4%)	66 (10.2%)	92 (14.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (13.7%)	$11,126			$1,771			$9,355	19	16.1	410	26		180951001555
385	Clay International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	52900 Lily Rd	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4300	496	39	12.7	63.1%	154 (31.0%)	158 (31.9%)	90 (18.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (17.1%)	$14,814			$2,779			$12,034	18.9	22.8	373	12		181029001650
386	Decatur Middle School	Public	7-8	5108 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 856-5274	1,000	64	15.6	59.7%	466 (46.6%)	298 (29.8%)	165 (16.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.3%)	$11,760			$1,130			$10,630	18.7	19.6	391	5		180264000313
387	North Side Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Lawrence St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5570	563	41	13.6	57.4%	223 (39.6%)	80 (14.2%)	203 (36.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	$13,061			$1,244			$11,817	18.6	16.6	406	19		180327000438
388	Warren Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10502 E. 21st Street	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(317) 532-1860	492	20	24.6	63.0%	101 (20.5%)	264 (53.7%)	77 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	$7,670			$723			$6,948	18.5	11.6	436	48		181236002752
389	Steel City Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2650 W 35th Avenue	Gary	46408	Lake County	Steel City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 750-1010	286	32	8.9	78.7%	5 (1.7%)	263 (92.0%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$18,967			$8,599			$10,368	18.4	20.3	385	4		180017102614
390	Elwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1137 N 19th St	Elwood	46036	Madison County	Elwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 552-9854	650	51	12.6	70.6%	550 (84.6%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	$12,273			$753			$11,520	18.4	14.2	418	28		180330000449

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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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