Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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
451	Lincoln School	Public	K-8	635 Lincoln Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8235	252	32	7.8	77.8%	77 (30.6%)	112 (44.4%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.7%)	$16,173			$3,567			$12,606	8.4	11.8	431	20		180345000475
452	The PATH School	Public, Charter	K-8	653 Somerset Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	The PATH School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4267	612	31	19.7	95.6%	55 (9.0%)	173 (28.3%)	349 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$13,288			$4,054			$9,234	8.3	9.6	450	2		180022002705
453	Southside Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 East 26th St	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5320	459	47	9.7	68.4%	266 (58.0%)	99 (21.6%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.6%)	$17,651			$3,277			$14,374	8.3	7.9	465	12		180732001252
454	Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	Public, Charter	K-8	5861 Harrison Street	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 359-1522	227	13	17.4	78.4%	9 (4.0%)	196 (86.3%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$15,371			$4,858			$10,514	8.3	13	424	30		180017802602
455	Indiana Gateway Digital Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Ettel Lane	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Clarksville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(844) 743-4437	3,107	115	27	60.4%	2,046 (65.9%)	448 (14.4%)	348 (11.2%)	28 (0.9%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	230 (7.4%)	$8,439			$70			$8,369	7.9	8.6	460	5		180192002690
456	William Penn School 49	Public	PK, KG-8	1720 W Wilkins St	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4249	452	32	14.2	64.2%	112 (24.8%)	75 (16.6%)	231 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$20,963			$3,579			$17,384	7.8	17.5	401	55		180477000904
457	Bon Air Middle School	Public	6-8	2796 Apperson Way N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7025	208	14	15	83.2%	107 (51.4%)	45 (21.6%)	23 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.4%)	$14,925			$3,312			$11,613	7.7	10.4	444	13		180537000995
458	McGary Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 S Joyce Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 476-3035	301	29	10.4	76.1%	114 (37.9%)	102 (33.9%)	41 (13.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	25 (8.3%)	$14,216			$2,496			$11,720	7.6	13.1	423	35		180345000477
459	RISE Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5391 S Shelby St	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Southside Sp Srvs Of Marion County	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-1675	168	18	9.3	48.2%	96 (57.1%)	29 (17.3%)	8 (4.8%)	17 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.7%)	$42,785						$42,785	7.2	3.8	484	25		180010502502
460	Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4352 Mitthoeffer Rd	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 939-3787	289	83	3.4	42.2%	50 (17.3%)	185 (64.0%)	37 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$15,451			$12,153			$3,298	7.1	5.7	480	20		180022202707

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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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