Summary:
ZIP code 46240 in Indianapolis contains just one middle school — Northview Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 1,019 students as part of MSD Washington Township — so it defines the entire middle school landscape for this area.
Academically, Northview is on a clear upward path. Its state ranking improved from 249th of 491 Indiana middle schools (49th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024 to 139th of 486 (71st percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, a 110-position gain. That places the school ahead of its district, which ranks 159th of 374 at the 57th percentile with 3 stars. The standout metric is Biology End of Course, at 85.47% proficient in 2025–2026 and 91.89% in 2024–2025; in 2024–2025 the district was 50.5% and the state 45.6%, though that exam covers a specific subset of students. Seventh grade is the strongest grade level: 7th grade ELA reached 50.74% and 7th grade math 48.67%, both above district and state, and 8th grade math and ELA also exceeded district and state. The clearest weaknesses are 6th grade math (37.36%) and 6th grade science (38.1%), both below district and state. Overall science also slipped from a 5.20-point advantage over the district in 2024–2025 to a 3.28-point deficit in 2025–2026, while overall ELA rose 5.43 points to 47.32%.
Beyond test scores, chronic absenteeism is the biggest concern: 19.3% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the district (16.4%) and the state (16.7%). Nearly half of students (48.97%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending was $15,306 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.1 in 2024–2025. Overall, families will find a school making real academic progress, with standout biology and 7th grade results, alongside 6th grade math and science and attendance as areas to watch.
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