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
351	LaVille Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	69969 Us 31 S	Lakeville	46536	St. Joseph County	Union-North United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 784-3151	546	40	13.8	51.1%	474 (86.8%)	8 (1.5%)	37 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.8%)	$11,312			$285			$11,027	27.5	29.6	351			181191001879
352	Portage Middle School	Public	6-8	3521 Taylor St	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4500	380	36	10.5	80.5%	111 (29.2%)	95 (25.0%)	125 (32.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	$14,211			$1,453			$12,758	27.3	20.9	381	29		180363000555
353	Andrew J Brown Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3600 N German Church Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	Andrew J Brown Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 891-0730	435	14	31	71.3%	1 (0.2%)	217 (49.9%)	179 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	$16,010			$5,351			$10,659	26.7	23.9	365	12		180004201816
354	Cedar Hall Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 N Fulton Ave	Evansville	47710	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8223	496	43	11.4	71.2%	253 (51.0%)	104 (21.0%)	55 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (16.7%)	$14,414			$3,167			$11,248	26.4	32.5	334	20		180345000458
355	Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	Public, Charter	K-7	3414 Hepler Street	South Bend	46635	St. Joseph County	Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 519-4588	476	28	17	75.4%	73 (15.3%)	286 (60.1%)	52 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.6%)	$11,824			$966			$10,858	26.3			(n/a)		181323502772
356	Rock Creek Community Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8000 Diefenbach Ln	Sellersburg	47172	Clark County	Rock Creek Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 246-9271	672	49	13.7	43.9%	494 (73.5%)	85 (12.6%)	40 (6.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	$8,371			$616			$7,755	26.2	51.4	233	123		180009902497
357	Orleans Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Wilson	Orleans	47452	Orange County	Orleans Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 865-2688	388	31	12.7	46.4%	373 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,847			$1,215			$11,632	25.9	32.2	337	20		180849001437
358	Barker Middle School	Public	7-8	319 E Barker Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2057	390	34	11.6	69.2%	158 (40.5%)	132 (33.8%)	55 (14.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	$16,701			$2,745			$13,956	25.8	35.2	323	35		180657001140
359	Canaan Community Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8775 N Canaan Main St	Canaan	47224	Jefferson County	Canaan Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 839-0003	195	15	13	19.5%	184 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$9,959			$1,151			$8,807	25.4	23.8	366	7		180012902534
360	Premier Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	2721 Prairie St.	Elkhart	46614	Elkhart County	Premier Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(574) 361-1258	286	24	11.9	58.4%	146 (51.0%)	43 (15.0%)	59 (20.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.6%)	$11,790			$902			$10,888	24.8			(n/a)		181323902776

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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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