Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46321

New rankings! SchoolDigger recently updated its Indiana rankings with newly released test scores for the 2025-26 school year.

Be the first to know when we post new rankings!

At a glance

School

990

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWilbur Wright Middle School17^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

▲

Biggest riser

Wilbur Wright Middle School up 5 spots statewide this year

See the top-ranked Indiana schools →

Summary:

ZIP code 46321 in Munster, Indiana contains exactly one middle school — Wilbur Wright Middle School — which serves grades 6–8 with 990 students as part of the School Town of Munster district. Because it is the only middle school in the area, everything below describes that one school.

Wilbur Wright Middle School is a top-tier Indiana middle school by nearly every reported measure. Its district, School Town of Munster, ranks 9th of 374 Indiana districts (98th percentile) with 5 stars. The school itself earned 5 stars in each of the last three reported years and ranked 17th of 486 schools in 2025–2026 (97th percentile), 22nd of 480 in 2024–2025 (95th percentile), and 13th of 491 in 2023–2024 (97th percentile) — consistently in roughly the top 3–5% of Indiana middle schools. In 2025–2026, grade-level scores far exceeded state averages: ELA was 26.4 points above state in 6th grade, 29.1 points above in 7th, and 28.1 points above in 8th; math was 25.6, 18.8, and 21.3 points above state in grades 6, 7, and 8; and 6th-grade science was 17.7 points above state. ELA also rises by grade level, from 67.68% in 6th grade to 70.82% in 7th and 72.10% in 8th, and the all-grade ELA score climbed from 59.98% in 2024–2025 to 70.28% in 2025–2026. Biology End of Course results are exceptional: 100% school vs. 68.27% district and 45.6% state in 2024–2025, and 96.77% vs. 72.31% district in 2025–2026.

The main relative weakness is math in the all-grade comparison, where the school trails its district by about 7–8 percentage points in both reported years (58.35% vs. 65.67% in 2025–2026; 58.49% vs. 66.81% in 2024–2025), though grade-level math still comfortably beats state averages. Chronic absenteeism is a major strength at 7.3%, versus 7.9% district-wide and 16.7% statewide — less than half the state rate. About 26.06% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $10,651, and the student-teacher ratio is 19.1. Overall, this is a high-performing, low-absenteeism middle school with strong results across most reported metrics.

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Wilbur Wright Middle School	Public	6-8	8650 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-6260	990	52	19.1	26.1%	509 (51.4%)	85 (8.6%)	266 (26.9%)	78 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.9%)	94.4	17^th of 486 public middle schools	96.5%		92.6	22^nd of 480 public middle schools	95.4%	5	67.7	70.8	72.1	70.3	65.8	54.7	55.5	58.4	58.9	58.9	96.8	$10,651	$339	$10,313

Cities Near Zip Code 46321

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Munster	0.29 mi	5	12^th
Hammond	1.84 mi	16	384^th
Highland	2.01 mi	7	167^th
Dyer	3.2 mi	3	51^st
Griffith	3.4 mi	4	278^th

See the top IN Indiana cities

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.