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
401	Edison School of the Arts 47	Public, Magnet	K-8	777 White River Pkwy W Drive	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4992	604	5	120.8	66.4%	95 (15.7%)	252 (41.7%)	200 (33.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	$21,693			$4,987			$16,706	16.5	21	378	23		180477000872
402	West Vigo Middle School	Public	6-8	4750 W Sarah Myers Dr	West Terre Haute	47885	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4361	392	32	12.3	58.4%	369 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$12,584			$373			$12,211	16.3	26.7	357	45		181209001924
403	Paul Harding Junior High School	Public	7-8	6501 Wayne Trace	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 446-0240	440	36	12.1	81.4%	16 (3.6%)	105 (23.9%)	72 (16.4%)	236 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,306			$1,904			$10,402	16.1	24.9	360	43		180285002509
404	North Miami Middle/High School	Public	7-12	570 E 900 N	Denver	46926	Miami County	North Miami Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 985-2931	388	30	12.9	47.4%	351 (90.5%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,543			$109			$12,434	15.8	25.6	358	46		180789001351
405	Highland Middle School	Public	7-8	2108 E 200 N	Anderson	46012	Madison County	Anderson Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 641-2059	935	75	12.3	79.0%	431 (46.1%)	210 (22.5%)	180 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (11.9%)	$15,363			$3,102			$12,261	15.6	19	392	13		180015002483
406	Guion Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	4401 W 52nd St	Indianapolis	46254	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 293-4549	872	52	16.8	73.3%	21 (2.4%)	506 (58.0%)	301 (34.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$12,289			$1,280			$11,009	14.6	14.4	414	8		180891001487
407	Options Westfield	Public, Charter	6-12	530 W Carmel Dr	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Options Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 815-2098	252	20	12.4	6.7%	188 (74.6%)	13 (5.2%)	25 (9.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$14,340			$678			$13,662	14.2	17.7	398	9		180001601738
408	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	4352 Mitthoeffer Road	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 552-1600	266	22	12	75.6%	5 (1.9%)	182 (68.4%)	65 (24.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	$15,353			$5,707			$9,647	13.9	11.9	430	22		180018802618
409	Creston Intermediate & Middle School	Public	5-8	10925 E Prospect St	Indianapolis	46239	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-6800	1,086	65	16.6	70.3%	108 (9.9%)	707 (65.1%)	181 (16.7%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.6%)	$11,721			$1,288			$10,433	13.8	12.5	427	18		181236001961
410	Union City Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	603 N Walnut St	Union City	47390	Randolph County	Randolph Eastern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 964-4840	370	34	11	53.0%	220 (59.5%)	1 (0.3%)	133 (35.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$15,893			$3,791			$12,102	13.7	15.3	411	1		180318000415

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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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