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Danville Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 480 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Danville Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Danville, Indiana. Part of the Danville Community School Corporation, which is ranked 17th out of 380 school districts in the state, Danville Middle School consistently ranks among the top 50-100 middle schools in Indiana.

Danville Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the state averages on ILEARN assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 54.07% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages ranging from 37.9% to 42.7%. In math, Danville Middle School had 54.87% proficiency, while the state averages ranged from 34.5% to 41.5%. The school's science proficiency rates are also impressive, with 56.77% of 6th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 42.4%. Additionally, the school's End-of-Course Biology proficiency rate is exceptionally high at 94.83%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Monrovia Middle School and Cascade Middle School, Danville Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. This consistent high performance, along with the school's 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggests that Danville Middle School has a robust educational program, effective teaching practices, and a supportive community that contribute to its success.

870

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,072

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 W Lincoln St
Danville, IN 46122

(317) 745-5491

District: Danville Community School Corp

Students who attend Danville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Danville Community High School

Feeder schools for Danville Middle School:

Elementary:	North Elementary School
	South Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

African American:

10.2%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Indiana middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

Indiana avg42%

38^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 380Danville Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	74.6	234 of 1016	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	127 of 1016	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	99 of 1031	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	57 of 1027	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	80.6	156 of 1033	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	134 of 1046	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.6	350 of 1040	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.3	293 of 1036	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	53.0	583 of 1035	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.2	316 of 1015	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.8	101 of 1025	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	71.3	278 of 1009	72.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	38 of 480	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	66 of 491	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	49 of 489	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	56 of 490	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.4	25 of 483	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	41 of 470	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	33 of 473	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	41 of 472	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	83.4	45 of 494	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	66.8	151 of 485	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	126 of 470	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	142 of 444	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	122 of 447	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	75 of 451	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	72 of 428	83.2%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	49 of 423	88.4%	★★★★☆
2008	83.6	33 of 392	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	32 of 382	91.6%	★★★★★
2006	88.7	10 of 375	97.3%	★★★★★
2005	88.7	11 of 370	97.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology95%+49 vs state

Science57%

Math55%

English Language Arts54%

Social Studies44%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	1425 W Lincoln St	Danville	46122	Hendricks County	Danville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 745-5491	870	49	17.9	38.5%	681 (78.3%)	89 (10.2%)	48 (5.5%)	18 (2.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	89.2	38^th of 480 public middle schools	92.1%		82.7	66^th of 491 public middle schools	86.6%	28	47.7	57.6	49.0	60.7	54.1	51.8	59.4	49.0	58.1	54.9	56.8	56.8	44.0	94.8	$11,072	$483	$10,590
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	6423 S Cr 200 W	Clayton	46118	Hendricks County	Mill Creek Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 539-9285	332	26	12.7	29.5%	300 (90.4%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.3%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	72.4	116^th of 480 public middle schools	75.8%		73.7	116^th of 491 public middle schools	76.4%			35.6	48.3	45.5	43.4		39.1	56.7	40.9	46.0	50.0	50.0			$10,939	$371	$10,568
Avon Intermediate School West	Public	5-6	176 S Avon Avenue	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5900	755	50	15.2	52.2%	343 (45.4%)	229 (30.3%)	94 (12.5%)	40 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)								(n/a)	52.0	47.7			49.9	59.9	50.9			55.6	43.4	43.4	44.0		$12,764	$333	$12,431
Avon Intermediate School East	Public	5-6	174 S Avon Avenue	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5800	837	47	17.8	48.3%	406 (48.5%)	235 (28.1%)	85 (10.2%)	53 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.5%)								(n/a)	55.6	57.2			56.4	59.7	59.2			59.5	47.7	47.7	58.8		$12,259	$312	$11,948
Avon Middle School South	Public	7-8	7199 E US Hwy 36	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5700	821	49	16.7	48.5%	375 (45.7%)	248 (30.2%)	94 (11.4%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.4%)	90.3	35^th of 480 public middle schools	92.7%		93.1	23^rd of 491 public middle schools	95.3%	12			48.5	63.8	56.4			48.2	70.1	59.6				100.0	$12,294	$434	$11,859
Tri-West Middle School	Public	6-8	555 W US Hwy 136	Lizton	46149	Hendricks County	North West Hendricks Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 994-4200	432	26	16.7	22.0%	379 (87.7%)	29 (6.7%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	90.7	34^th of 480 public middle schools	92.9%		88.7	44^th of 491 public middle schools	91.0%	10		63.2	62.2	58.0	61.2		50.4	53.9	50.4	51.7	66.9	66.9		96.3	$12,039	$232	$11,807
Plainfield Community Middle School	Public	6-8	709 Stafford Rd	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 838-3966	1,378	74	18.5	36.9%	1,008 (73.1%)	148 (10.7%)	109 (7.9%)	49 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.6%)	88.1	43^rd of 480 public middle schools	91.0%		92.3	32^nd of 491 public middle schools	93.5%	11		53.0	55.6	55.2	54.6		62.7	53.7	52.6	56.3	52.4	52.4		99.1	$9,740	$226	$9,514
Avon Middle School North	Public	7-8	1251 N Dan Jones Rd	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5500	929	54	17.2	47.6%	430 (46.3%)	269 (29.0%)	102 (11.0%)	55 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.5%)	85.8	55^th of 480 public middle schools	88.5%		89.7	39^th of 491 public middle schools	92.1%	16			43.7	58.1	50.9			47.3	61.3	54.3				97.3	$12,277	$330	$11,947
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	1,291	81	15.9	36.2%	804 (62.3%)	256 (19.8%)	117 (9.1%)	40 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.7%)	98.5	2^nd of 480 public middle schools	99.6%		98.4	3^rd of 491 public middle schools	99.4%	1		71.5	66.9	76.5	71.7		72.9	80.0	79.2	77.3	69.5	69.5			$6,399	$191	$6,208
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	1,198	75	15.9	41.4%	684 (57.1%)	287 (24.0%)	114 (9.5%)	50 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.2%)	96	11^th of 480 public middle schools	97.7%		96.4	8^th of 491 public middle schools	98.4%	3		64.1	61.3	64.0	63.1		66.7	73.6	61.5	67.2	65.4	65.4			$6,914	$191	$6,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Danville Middle School

What high school do graduates of Danville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Danville Middle School usually go on to attend Danville Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Danville Middle School?

Students at Danville Middle School are 78% White, 10% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Danville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Danville Middle School.

Is Danville Middle School a good school?

Yes. Danville Middle School ranks in the top 7.9% of Indiana middle schools.

What district is Danville Middle School in?

Danville Community School Corp

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