Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46140

ZIP code 46140 in Greenfield, Indiana, has two middle-level schools in the Greenfield-Central Com Schools district: Greenfield Intermediate School serves grades 5–6 with 481 students, and Greenfield Central Junior High School serves grades 7–8 with 690 students, for a combined enrollment of 1,171. The district is ranked 116th of 374 in Indiana, at the 69th percentile with 3 stars. Because the two schools serve different grade bands, their test scores should be viewed as contextual comparisons rather than direct apples-to-apples measures.

Academically, Greenfield Central Junior High School has the most striking result: 98% proficient in Biology EOC for 2025–2026, far above the district’s 57.27%. But its Math All Grades score is 26.95%, well below the district’s 42.82%, and its ELA All Grades score is 34.26%, below the district’s 38.47%. Its rank history has also declined, from 58th percentile/3 stars in 2023–2024 to 43rd percentile/2 stars in 2025–2026. Greenfield Intermediate School has stronger math overall at 42.67%, close to the district’s 42.82%, and its 6th-grade math score of 46.71% is above the state’s 40.2%. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.6% is better than the district’s 12.6% and the state’s 16.7%. However, its ELA and science scores are below district averages, and its 5th-grade social studies score improved from 26.03% to 39.86% but remains below the state’s 47.2%.

For parents, the biggest differences are attendance and math. Greenfield Intermediate School has better attendance and a much higher Math All Grades result—42.67% versus 26.95% at Greenfield Central Junior High School, a 15.72-point gap. Combined chronic absenteeism across both schools is about 11.4%, below the district’s 12.6% and the state’s 16.7%, and the combined free/reduced lunch rate is about 49.5%. Per-student spending is $11,346 at Greenfield Intermediate School and $10,899 at Greenfield Central Junior High School, while both have the same 16.3 student-teacher ratio. Both schools declined in ELA and math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. The Biology EOC at Greenfield Central Junior High School is exceptional but may reflect a subset of test-takers, so it should not be used alone to judge overall performance; look at grade-level results, attendance, and trends together.