Best Middle Schools in Indiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 485)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
181281002032	381	Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center	Public	7-8	7320 W 10th St	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-8800	1,176	66	17.9	67.9%	200 (17.0%)	604 (51.4%)	319 (27.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.8%)	$11,001			$937			$10,064	20.8	20.8	385	4
180999001606	382	Austin Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Hwy 31	Austin	47102	Scott County	Scott County School District 1	No	No	No	No	(812) 794-8740	248	13	19.8	49.2%	228 (91.9%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	$9,180			$1,572			$7,608	20.4	27.5	357	25
180017102614	383	Steel City Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2650 W 35th Avenue	Gary	46408	Lake County	Steel City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 750-1010	317	21	15	66.9%	7 (2.2%)	294 (92.7%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,910			$6,519			$6,391	20.3	21.7	381	2
180345000488	384	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Washington Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 477-8983	362	31	11.8	67.4%	155 (42.8%)	99 (27.3%)	39 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	57 (15.7%)	$12,117			$1,682			$10,435	20.1	29.4	347	37
180012402550	385	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	3920 Baker Drive	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 333-6980	181	22	8.2	78.5%	3 (1.7%)	162 (89.5%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$13,216			$3,504			$9,711	20	21.9	380	5
181281002039	386	Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center	Public	7-8	2805 S Lynhurst	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-8100	1,134	67	16.8	76.9%	299 (26.4%)	293 (25.8%)	481 (42.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.7%)	$12,058			$1,032			$11,026	19.9	22.2	378	8
181206001893	387	Crothersville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	109 N Preston St	Crothersville	47229	Jackson County	Crothersville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 793-2051	220	21	10.4	51.8%	203 (92.3%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$8,836			$359			$8,477	19.8	11.8	438	51
181209001915	388	Sarah Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Grant St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4381	392	31	12.7	87.2%	238 (60.7%)	71 (18.1%)	24 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.5%)	$11,391			$950			$10,441	19.6	20.1	389	1
180264000313	389	Decatur Middle School	Public	7-8	5108 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 856-5274	985	66	14.9	81.3%	467 (47.4%)	275 (27.9%)	166 (16.9%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.7%)	$9,643			$1,125			$8,519	19.6	24.3	370	19
180020702683	390	Invent Learning Hub	Public, Charter	K-8	1849 E Pleasant Run Pkwy S Dr	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Invent Learning Hub	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 832-4900	179	16	11.1	91.6%	53 (29.6%)	71 (39.7%)	39 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.9%)	$12,577			$4,253			$8,324	19.3	29.8	345	45

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ILEARN English Language Arts, ILEARN Math test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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