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)
180477002630	441	HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl	Public, Magnet	7-8	510 Laurel Street	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4228	463	37	12.5	73.2%	57 (12.3%)	166 (35.9%)	207 (44.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$18,213			$2,515			$15,698	10.8	13	431	10
181173002666	442	Indiana Digital Junior and High School	Public, Virtual	7-12	8707 W Hwy Us 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	Yes	No	(765) 204-2224	3,920	138	28.3	19.9%	2,712 (69.2%)	501 (12.8%)	418 (10.7%)	21 (0.5%)	9 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	258 (6.6%)	$8,259			$50			$8,209	10.6	10.4	446	4
180477000841	443	George W Julian School 57	Public	PK, KG-8	5435 E Washington St	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4257	208	19	10.9	51.9%	90 (43.3%)	54 (26.0%)	43 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.1%)	$18,322			$2,364			$15,958	10.5	16.7	409	34
180537000995	444	Bon Air Middle School	Public	6-8	2796 Apperson Way N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7025	208	14	15	83.2%	107 (51.4%)	45 (21.6%)	23 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.4%)	$15,466			$5,204			$10,263	10.4	17.6	406	38
180005202155	445	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	725 Clark Road	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 977-9583	1,066	92	11.5	100.0%	6 (0.6%)	952 (89.3%)	80 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	$14,595			$5,880			$8,715	10.3	11.9	437	8
180477000817	446	Daniel Webster School 46	Public	PK, KG-8	1450 S Reisner	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4246	435	29	15	68.0%	138 (31.7%)	84 (19.3%)	174 (40.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.0%)	$16,608			$2,377			$14,232	10.2	13.1	430	16
180001801789	447	Christel House Academy South	Public, Charter	K-8	2717 S East St	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Christel House Academy South	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 783-4690	514	36	14.4	73.2%	117 (22.8%)	71 (13.8%)	293 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$13,927			$4,908			$9,019	10.1	20.1	390	57
180387002460	448	Bailly Middle School	Public	6-8	4621 Georgia St	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 980-6326	374	19	19.6	66.0%	5 (1.3%)	342 (91.4%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$16,955			$5,209			$11,746	9.9	7.4	470	22
180014902568	449	Christel House Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	55 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Christel House Academy West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 783-4901	491	35	14	66.8%	23 (4.7%)	155 (31.6%)	293 (59.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$11,928			$4,808			$7,120	9.6	12.1	435	14
180022002705	450	The PATH School	Public, Charter	K-8	653 Somerset Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	The PATH School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4267	612	31	19.7	95.6%	55 (9.0%)	173 (28.3%)	349 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$13,027			$4,871			$8,155	9.6	8.4	459	9

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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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