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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46227

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Schools

1,947

Students

Top rankedSouthport Middle School298^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 46227 is home to two middle schools: Southport Middle School, serving grades 7-8, and Southport 6th Grade Academy, serving grade 6. Both schools are part of the Perry Township Schools district.

When comparing the two schools, Southport 6th Grade Academy shows slightly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math for the 2024-2025 school year compared to Southport Middle School. Southport Middle School, which serves older students, shows a slight improvement in English Language Arts proficiency from 7th to 8th grade. Both schools share the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is a notable concern. Additionally, both schools have a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Overall, the academic performance of both schools, as well as the Perry Township Schools district, generally falls below the Indiana state average in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. For the 2024-2025 school year, both schools are underperforming the district average in all tested areas. The district itself is ranked 234 out of 380 in Indiana. Southport Middle School has a higher spending per student and a higher student-teacher ratio than Southport 6th Grade Academy, though the data does not clearly link this to better outcomes within this specific zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southport Middle School	Public	7-8	5715 S Keystone	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-4600	1,304	74	17.7	75.2%	383 (29.4%)	187 (14.3%)	325 (24.9%)	340 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	66 (5.1%)	40.7	298^th of 480 public middle schools	37.9%		44.6	276^th of 491 public middle schools	43.8%	22		29.6	33.2	31.4		26.2	26.0	26.1			$12,005	$1,281	$10,724
Southport 6th Grade Academy	Public	6	5715 S Keystone Ave	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-1400	643	41	15.5	70.8%	188 (29.2%)	106 (16.5%)	161 (25.0%)	159 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)								(n/a)	31.6			31.6	28.3			28.3	32.2	32.2	$11,478	$1,115	$10,363

Cities Near Zip Code 46227

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.56 mi	267	371^st
Beech Grove	3.05 mi	7	362^nd
Greenwood	3.64 mi	17	115^th
Whiteland	6.83 mi	3	132^nd
New Whiteland	7.83 mi	1	228^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.

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