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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46203

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At a glance

Schools

808

Students

Districts

Top rankedParamount Englewood211^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

In zip code 46203, there are two middle schools serving students in grades 5-8: HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl, part of the Indianapolis Public Schools district, and Paramount Englewood, a public charter school. Both schools serve a high percentage of students from low-income households, with HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl having a 73.22% free/reduced lunch rate and Paramount Englewood at 67.98%. A significant challenge shared by both institutions is chronic absenteeism, with both reporting a rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Paramount Englewood emerges as the higher-performing school in this zip code, evidenced by its substantially better statewide SchoolDigger rankings. In the 2022-2023 school year, it ranked 70th out of 489 schools statewide, earning a 4-star rating, while HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl ranked 431st with a 1-star rating. This performance gap is also reflected in academic proficiency. For the 2024-2025 data, Paramount Englewood students achieved 41.15% proficiency in English Language Arts and 41.56% in Math, significantly higher than HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl's 14.26% in ELA and 11.18% in Math. Interestingly, science proficiency is low for both schools, with HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl at 9.76% and Paramount Englewood at 9.59%.

Despite HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl having a more favorable student-teacher ratio (12.5:1) and significantly higher per-student spending ($21,983) compared to Paramount Englewood ($15,153 and 19:1), the latter demonstrates superior academic outcomes. This disparity raises questions about resource allocation effectiveness. An anomaly in the data is HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl's Biology proficiency of 37.5% for 2024-2025, which is closer to the state average and notably higher than its other subject scores.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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
Paramount Englewood	Public, Charter	5-8	1849 E Pleasant Run S Pkwy Dri	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Paramount Englewood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(463) 231-2830	270	15	18.0	64.1%	29 (10.7%)	159 (58.9%)	58 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	54.8	211^th of 480 public middle schools	56.0%		58.2	198^th of 491 public middle schools	59.7%	13	29.4	31.5	32.5	63.0	41.2	35.3	26.0	38.8	61.6	41.6	9.6	9.6	5.9		$15,153	$2,646	$12,507
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School	Public, Magnet	6-8	510 Laurel Street	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4228	538	45	12.0	76.6%	74 (13.8%)	274 (50.9%)	155 (28.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	11.8	427^th of 480 public middle schools	11.0%		10.8	443^rd of 491 public middle schools	9.8%	16		13.4	5.7	20.3	14.3		8.7	5.8	16.1	11.2	9.8	9.8		37.5	$21,983	$3,870	$18,113
Victory College Prep Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1780 Sloan Ave.	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Victory College Prep Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(317) 270-7228	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 46203

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.67 mi	267	371^st
Beech Grove	1.27 mi	7	362^nd
Greenwood	8.03 mi	17	115^th
Speedway	8.14 mi	6	37^th
New Palestine	10.22 mi	5	58^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.