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Northwest Middle School - an IB World School

Public Grades 6-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 480 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Northwest Community Middle School is a public middle school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 388 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools district, which is ranked 300 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Northwest Community Middle School, ranging from $18,673 to $28,033 in recent years, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Indiana, with statewide rankings between 465-478 out of 470-494 schools over the past decade. The school's proficiency rates in ILEARN assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.8% to 54.0% in recent years, which are much higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as those in the Brownsburg Community School Corp and MSD Washington Township districts, Northwest Community Middle School's academic performance and other key metrics are significantly lower, highlighting the stark disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes within the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.29% to 72.39% in recent years, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may contribute to the school's challenges in supporting student engagement and academic achievement.

623

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,033

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5525 W 34th St
Indianapolis, IN 46224

(317) 693-5600

District: Indianapolis Public Schools

Students who attend Northwest Middle School - an IB World School usually attend:

High:	Arsenal Technical High School
	Crispus Attucks High School
	George Washington High School
	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind
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	Shortridge High School

Feeder schools for Northwest Middle School - an IB World School:

Elementary:	Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School
	Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School
	Cold Spring School
	Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School
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	Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory School
	Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School
	Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.4%

Hispanic:

42.4%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (6% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg21%

Indiana avg46%

470^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools

300^th of 380Indianapolis Public 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	470 of 480	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	480 of 491	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	478 of 489	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	478 of 490	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	472 of 483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	467 of 470	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.4	468 of 472	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	478 of 494	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.1	476 of 485	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.1	465 of 470	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology18%-28 vs state

English Language Arts8%

Science4%

Math4%

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Schools Near Northwest Middle School - an IB World School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School	Public	6-8	5525 W 34th St	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 693-5600	623	51	12.2	63.7%	40 (6.4%)	283 (45.4%)	264 (42.4%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	5.8	470^th of 480 public middle schools	2.1%		6.3	480^th of 491 public middle schools	2.2%	10	5.2	9.0	10.5	8.4	1.7	1.9	7.8	4.0	4.2	4.2	17.7	$28,033	$3,876	$24,157
Speedway Junior High School	Public	7-8	5151 W 14th St	Speedway	46224	Marion County	School Town of Speedway	No	No	No	No	(317) 244-3359	264	19	14.1	64.0%	118 (44.7%)	73 (27.7%)	50 (18.9%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	86.2	51^st of 480 public middle schools	89.4%		80.8	75^th of 491 public middle schools	84.7%	24		49.2	55.9	52.7		47.5	52.9	50.4				$12,713	$561	$12,152
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%)	14.6	406^th of 480 public middle schools	15.4%		14.4	416^th of 491 public middle schools	15.3%	10	18.2	18.1	25.3	20.5	14.1	7.8	8.7	10.1	17.3	17.3		$12,289	$1,280	$11,009
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center	Public	7-8	7320 W 10th St	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-8800	1,143	65	17.6	66.5%	164 (14.3%)	600 (52.5%)	306 (26.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.6%)	17.3	395^th of 480 public middle schools	17.7%		20.8	383^rd of 491 public middle schools	22.0%	12		22.5	22.5	22.5		13.2	6.9	10.0			57.6	$12,651	$1,092	$11,559
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%)	35.3	322^nd of 480 public middle schools	32.9%		38.1	311^th of 491 public middle schools	36.7%	11	31.6	31.2	29.3	30.7	29.3	19.7	15.1	21.0	36.0	36.0		$13,894	$1,497	$12,397
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%)	10	439^th of 480 public middle schools	8.5%		9.3	457^th of 491 public middle schools	6.9%	18	15.0	14.3	19.1	16.2	10.3	7.4	6.8	8.0	8.5	8.5		$14,600	$1,905	$12,695
William Penn Middle School - a STEM School	Public	6-8	1720 W Wilkins St	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4249	367	36	10.1	65.4%	94 (25.6%)	85 (23.2%)	156 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	7.8	979^th of 1005 public middle schools	2.6%		17.5	403^rd of 491 public middle schools	17.9%	576	10.7	10.6	17.5	12.6	8.3	7.3	6.2	7.3	5.0	5.0	31.8	$20,963	$3,579	$17,384
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School	Public	6-8	120 E Walnut St	Indianapolis	46204	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 822-7980	365	31	11.9	67.7%	13 (3.6%)	221 (60.5%)	110 (30.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	4.4	475^th of 480 public middle schools	1.0%		6.7	479^th of 491 public middle schools	2.4%	4	3.2	1.7	6.3	4.0	1.1	3.4	2.8	2.6	7.5	7.5	18.8	$27,043	$4,156	$22,887
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
Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center	Public	7-8	2805 S Lynhurst	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-8100	1,135	75	15.1	77.6%	270 (23.8%)	283 (24.9%)	500 (44.1%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.0%)	16.9	398^th of 480 public middle schools	17.1%		19.9	388^th of 491 public middle schools	21.0%	10		16.1	21.5	18.7		15.2	12.8	14.0			77.8	$14,082	$1,185	$12,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Middle School - an IB World School

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Middle School - an IB World School?

Students at Northwest Middle School - an IB World School are 45% African American, 42% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Northwest Middle School - an IB World School in?

Indianapolis Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Northwest Middle School - an IB World School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Middle School - an IB World School usually go on to attend Arsenal Technical High School

Is Northwest Middle School - an IB World School a good school?

Northwest Middle School - an IB World School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Indiana middle schools.

How many students attend Northwest Middle School - an IB World School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Northwest Middle School - an IB World School.

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