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
81	North Decatur Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	3172 N Sr 3	Greensburg	47240	Decatur County	Decatur County Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 663-4204	441	36	12.2	37.2%	417 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,792			$1,336			$11,456	80.9	80.9	74	7		180261000309
82	Pendleton Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	7450 S 300 W	Pendleton	46064	Madison County	South Madison Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 778-2139	730	35	21.1	37.4%	612 (83.8%)	23 (3.2%)	49 (6.7%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	$9,802			$195			$9,607	79.9	77.5	97	15		181044001712
83	Yorktown Middle School	Public	6-8	8820 W Smith St	Yorktown	47396	Delaware County	Yorktown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 759-2660	687	41	16.8	34.9%	573 (83.4%)	28 (4.1%)	14 (2.0%)	34 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	$9,749			$490			$9,258	79.8	77.8	92	9		180723001218
84	Kouts Middle/High School	Public	6-12	302 E College Ave	Kouts	46347	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 766-2231	381	28	13.8	16.3%	354 (92.9%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,340			$68			$10,273	79.5	79.8	82	2		180900001497
85	Oak Hill Junior High School	Public	7-8	7760 W Delphi Pk-27	Converse	46919	Grant County	Oak Hill United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 395-3341	234	19	12.4	43.2%	207 (88.5%)	5 (2.1%)	16 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,756			$218			$11,538	79.4	77.3	98	13		180834001430
86	Hanover Central Middle School	Public	6-8	10631 W 141st St	Cedar Lake	46303	Lake County	Hanover Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 374-3500	647	40	16.1	20.2%	457 (70.6%)	36 (5.6%)	118 (18.2%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$11,721			$204			$11,516	79.2	72.8	123	37		180435001908
87	Batesville Middle School	Public	6-8	201 N Mulberry St	Batesville	47006	Ripley County	Batesville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 934-5175	507	34	14.9	31.0%	454 (89.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$10,805			$799			$10,006	79.1	74.7	112	25		180039000085
88	Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	514 Railroad St	Covington	47932	Fountain County	Covington Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 793-4451	178	17	10.7	39.3%	159 (89.3%)	4 (2.2%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$9,710			$556			$9,154	79	70.4	131	43		180243000277
89	Owensville Community School	Public	K-8	6569 S Sr 65	Owensville	47665	Gibson County	South Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 724-3705	396	31	12.9	43.7%	368 (92.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$14,633			$952			$13,681	79	85.7	53	36		181035001691
90	Paramount Brookside	Public, Charter	K-8	3020 Nowland Ave	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Paramount Brookside	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 775-6660	843	33	25.5	70.8%	119 (14.1%)	447 (53.0%)	190 (22.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.7%)	$14,247			$2,735			$11,512	78.8	88.2	45	45		180008602478

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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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