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Zionsville West Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Zionsville West Middle School is a public middle school in Whitestown, Indiana — a fast-growing suburban community northwest of Indianapolis — serving grades 5–8 with 1,139 students as part of Zionsville Community Schools, a district ranked 8th of 374 Indiana districts at the 98th percentile with 5 stars.

In 2025–2026, Zionsville West ranked 16th of 486 Indiana middle schools, at the 97th percentile with 5 stars, down from its recent peak of 5th of 480 in 2024–2025; it has never fallen below the 96th percentile since 2015–2016. Among nearby schools, Creekside Middle School (#1), Brownsburg West Middle School (#4), Zionsville Middle School (#9) and Brownsburg East Middle School (#15) all rank higher, so this is a top-tier school that is still slightly behind the strongest schools in its own suburban cluster.

All-grade ILEARN proficiency was 60.46% in English language arts, 62.5% in math and 72.35% in science — above state averages but below district averages of 65.5%, 67.79% and 73.77%. Science is a relative strength, edging Brownsburg East Middle School, Brownsburg West Middle School and Carmel Middle School, while English language arts — especially in grades 5 and 8 — is the clearest area for growth. Middle-grade math is a bright spot: 6th-grade math (66.77%) and 7th-grade math (66.43%) both beat Zionsville Middle School. Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at 4.2% in 2024–2025, versus 16.7% statewide, and free/reduced lunch is 10.36%, the third-lowest in the comparison group. Per-student spending was $11,542 in 2023–2024, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.6. By contrast, nearby township schools such as Guion Creek Middle School and Lincoln Middle School post far lower proficiency and much higher absenteeism.

1,139

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,542

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5565 S 700 E
Whitestown, IN 46075

(317) 873-1240

District: Zionsville Community Schools

Students who attend Zionsville West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Zionsville Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Asian:

10.8%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Indiana middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

Indiana avg47%

16^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Zionsville Community Schools

8^th of 374Zionsville Community Schools 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
2025	94.8	28 of 1005	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	53 of 1011	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	63 of 1020	93.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	16 of 486	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	5 of 480	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	10 of 491	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	19 of 489	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	15 of 490	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	17 of 483	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	11 of 470	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	11 of 473	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	17 of 472	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	21 of 494	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	19 of 485	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	17 of 470	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	15 of 444	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	90.7	10 of 447	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	18 of 451	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	89.6	12 of 428	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	92.8	11 of 423	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	93.7	8 of 392	98.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Science72%

Social Studies72%+25 vs state

Math62%

English Language Arts60%

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by a parent
Saturday, May 19, 2012

We moved to Zionsville when our daughter was in fourth grade. She came to ZCS as "an average student" (according to her previous guidance counselor) with an IEP. As parents, we knew her potential was much greater than this. With extraordinary teachers, experiential curriculum, and strong visual and performing arts programs, she flourished.

While at Z'West, her love of reading was encouraged, even accelerated, by an amazing program developed by the teachers, the principal and the media specialist. Every morning, the entire school stops to read. Teachers, students, staff...everyone stops the business at hand and reads for fun. What a way to encourage reluctant readers to find their "niche" in literature, and what a great way to start a life-long habit of reading!

Starting in eighth grade and that continuing in high school, I am proud to say that she is in her second year of straight A's (with Honors classes), has competed on an academic team that has gone to a Global competition - twice, and is socially more stable than we ever believed possible.

The teachers and administrators in Zionsville Community Schools are extraordinary. Yes, our daughter has worked hard for this change and we provided her with an environment at home that I hoped helped her to succeed. If it were not for the caring, individual attention provided by her teachers that challenge her every day, she would not be the caliber of student she has become. As a family, we are thankful for what Z'West provided - a public school than provides a better-than-private-school education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Zionsville West Middle School	Public	5-8	5565 S 700 E	Whitestown	46075	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 873-1240	1,139	68	16.6	10.4%	830 (72.9%)	61 (5.4%)	59 (5.2%)	123 (10.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.4%)	94.9	16^th of 486 public middle schools	96.7%		97.3	5^th of 480 public middle schools	99.0%	11	53.8	64.3	62.9	60.8	60.5	57.6	66.8	66.4	59.0	62.5	72.4	72.4	72.1		$11,542	$328	$11,214
Zionsville Middle School	Public	5-8	900 N Ford Rd	Zionsville	46077	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 873-2426	1,331	79	16.8	6.0%	1,115 (83.8%)	25 (1.9%)	61 (4.6%)	62 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.0%)	96.2	9^th of 486 public middle schools	98.1%		96.2	10^th of 480 public middle schools	97.9%	1	75.7	68.7	63.6	74.8	70.6	62.7	63.2	64.5	61.5	63.0	73.0	73.0	88.9		$10,764	$186	$10,578
Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 W 126th St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6420	1,428	76	18.7	8.7%	795 (55.7%)	58 (4.1%)	75 (5.3%)	419 (29.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.5%)	99.2	1^st of 486 public middle schools	99.8%		99.6	1^st of 480 public middle schools	99.8%			75.9	81.6	80.4	79.4		77.9	80.1	78.2	78.7	79.0	79.0			$10,836	$140	$10,696
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	5353 W 71st St	Indianapolis	46268	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 291-9499	736	57	12.9	55.8%	24 (3.3%)	463 (62.9%)	219 (29.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	11.3	441^st of 486 public middle schools	9.3%		10	439^th of 480 public middle schools	8.5%	2		15.0	19.4	16.4	16.8		13.0	6.5	9.7	9.9	9.4	9.4			$14,600	$1,905	$12,695
New Augusta Public Academy - North	Public	6-8	6450 Rodebaugh Rd	Indianapolis	46268	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 387-4328	751	53	14.2	50.5%	93 (12.4%)	497 (66.2%)	92 (12.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.7%)	46.6	253^rd of 486 public middle schools	47.9%		35.3	322^nd of 480 public middle schools	32.9%	69		39.8	33.3	45.4	39.9		29.2	22.8	24.4	25.6	35.4	35.4			$13,894	$1,497	$12,397
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	833	54	15.4	55.3%	31 (3.7%)	460 (55.2%)	288 (34.6%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	17.8	397^th of 486 public middle schools	18.3%		14.6	406^th of 480 public middle schools	15.4%	9		26.1	19.1	25.7	23.8		14.7	8.8	12.8	12.2	16.1	16.1			$12,289	$1,280	$11,009
Westlane Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 W 73rd St	Indianapolis	46260	Marion County	MSD Washington Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 259-5412	754	58	13.0	54.4%	135 (17.9%)	329 (43.6%)	214 (28.4%)	36 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	45.7	257^th of 486 public middle schools	47.1%		41.5	292^nd of 480 public middle schools	39.2%	35		32.5	32.2	38.7	34.4		29.5	29.8	22.2	27.3	43.1	43.1		74.4	$15,840	$927	$14,914
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%)	95.1	15^th of 486 public middle schools	96.9%		96	11^th of 480 public middle schools	97.7%	4		62.1	65.8	64.8	64.1		66.3	66.3	61.6	64.8	66.9	66.9			$6,914	$191	$6,723
Lebanon Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 N Grant St	Lebanon	46052	Boone County	Lebanon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 482-3400	849	48	17.8	47.6%	620 (73.0%)	113 (13.3%)	69 (8.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	49.7	234^th of 486 public middle schools	51.9%		50.3	236^th of 480 public middle schools	50.8%	2		31.2	30.4	33.8	31.8		39.4	35.2	30.4	34.9	41.1	41.1			$11,487	$561	$10,926
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%)	97.2	4^th of 486 public middle schools	99.2%		98.5	2^nd of 480 public middle schools	99.6%	2		74.2	63.3	70.4	69.2		72.8	73.1	64.8	70.2	69.3	69.3			$6,399	$191	$6,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Zionsville West Middle School

Is Zionsville West Middle School a good school?

Yes! Zionsville West Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 486 Indiana middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Zionsville West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Zionsville West Middle School usually go on to attend Zionsville Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Zionsville West Middle School?

Students at Zionsville West Middle School are 73% White, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Zionsville West Middle School in?

Zionsville Community Schools

How many students attend Zionsville West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,139 students attended Zionsville West Middle School.

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