Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46375

ZIP code 46375 in Schererville, Indiana, is served by exactly one middle school: Michael Grimmer Middle School, which enrolls 814 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of Lake Central School Corporation. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, families here have no middle-school choice, and the school's performance profile matters all the more. The district itself is one of Indiana's strongest, ranking 27th of 374 districts — the 93rd percentile — with a 5-star rating. Michael Grimmer holds a 4-star rating in each of the last three reported state ranking years, placing 87th of 486 middle schools in 2025–26 (82nd percentile, top 18%) and 54th of 480 in 2024–25 (89th percentile, top 11%).

The school's clearest strengths are attendance and English/language arts. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 15.5% is lower than both the district's 16.2% and the state's 16.7% — a positive sign for student engagement. In 2025–26, ELA proficiency reached 58.33% at all grades, slightly above the district's 57.35% and above the state average in every tested grade by roughly 15–17 percentage points, with 6th grade the standout against the district. Science is also a relative strength at 59.26% at all grades versus the district's 54.81%, and 6th-grade science is 59.26% against the district's 52.47% and the state's 41.2%. Fifth-grade social studies improved 6 points year over year to 60.36%, well above the state's 47.2% but below the district's 64.7%.

Math is the area to watch. All-grades math proficiency is 42.84% versus the district's 56.51%, a 13.67-point gap, and the school trails the district in every tested math grade. Proficiency also falls sharply as students advance — from 56.21% in 5th grade to 42.55% in 6th, 36.76% in 7th, and 36.72% in 8th — leaving only a thin margin above the state in the upper grades. Math declined 6.79 points year over year, and science slipped 6.72 points even while staying above the district. For context, the school reports 30.71% free/reduced lunch participation, $10,765 per-student spending, and an 18.5:1 student-teacher ratio.