Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 489)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
180120002083	1	Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 W 126th St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6420	1,280	79	16.2	6.2%	725 (56.6%)	55 (4.3%)	63 (4.9%)	348 (27.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.6%)	$10,042			$220			$9,822	99.5	99.2	2	1
180477002439	2	Merle Sidener Gifted Academy	Public	2-8	2424 Kessler Blvd E Dr	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4259	314	20	15.7	41.7%	143 (45.5%)	75 (23.9%)	60 (19.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	$15,516			$1,968			$13,547	99	99.3	1	1
180102002086	3	Brownsburg East Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 E Airport Rd	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-2386	1,346	84	16.1	24.4%	890 (66.1%)	243 (18.1%)	90 (6.7%)	40 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (6.0%)	$8,864			$351			$8,513	98.1	98.3	3
180876000794	4	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	10050 Brummitt Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 674-6010	836	45	18.6	11.6%	613 (73.3%)	30 (3.6%)	33 (3.9%)	102 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.8%)	$9,985			$465			$9,521	98	98	5	1
180102000178	5	Brownsburg West Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 S Odell St	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-3143	999	59	16.9	27.4%	685 (68.6%)	143 (14.3%)	73 (7.3%)	30 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.5%)	$8,950			$268			$8,682	97.9	98	4	1
180477002391	6	Center for Inquiry School 84	Public	K-8	440 E 57th St	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 226-4284	446	28	16.2	5.6%	369 (82.7%)	21 (4.7%)	13 (2.9%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.3%)	$14,225			$1,555			$12,670	97.3	97	8	2
180801001898	7	Heritage Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	3646 E Cr 1600 N	Lincoln City	47552	Spencer County	North Spencer County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 937-4472	322	17	18.5	30.1%	284 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$7,427			$270			$7,157	96.3	97.3	7
180283000342	8	Zionsville Middle School	Public	5-8	900 N Ford Rd	Zionsville	46077	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 873-2426	1,225	71	17.1	3.2%	1,073 (87.6%)	13 (1.1%)	44 (3.6%)	48 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.8%)	$8,627			$90			$8,537	95.7	96.7	9	1
180063001123	9	Jackson Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	3980 S Sare Rd	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-2451	540	40	13.6	24.3%	424 (78.5%)	18 (3.3%)	28 (5.2%)	35 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$11,691			$1,052			$10,639	95.6	96.1	13	4
181287002048	10	West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 N Grant St	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	West Lafayette Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 746-0400	1,100	82	13.4	13.4%	661 (60.1%)	56 (5.1%)	76 (6.9%)	241 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.0%)	$9,547			$298			$9,249	95.5	96.5	10

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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 17, 2023, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide