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)
180786001336	281	Bedford Middle School	Public	7-8	1501 'N' St	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-9781	527	32	16.3	57.3%	471 (89.4%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$11,207			$973			$10,234	43.3	49.3	249	32
181320000398	282	Whiting Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 New York Ave	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Whiting	No	No	No	No	(219) 473-1344	256	16	16.1	65.6%	41 (16.0%)	10 (3.9%)	200 (78.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,803			$1,527			$9,276	43.1	40.5	290	8
181218001945	283	Northfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	154 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	437	32	13.8	44.6%	408 (93.4%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,475			$189			$9,286	42.9	56.1	211	72
181017002615	284	Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	11741 Ironton Rd	Shoals	47581	Martin County	Shoals Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 247-2060	128	11	12.1	66.4%	123 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$8,089			$780			$7,308	42.7	25.6	362	78
181209001925	285	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	301 S 25th St	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4396	694	46	15.2	62.5%	512 (73.8%)	51 (7.3%)	45 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (11.2%)	$10,380			$456			$9,924	42.6	42.1	278	7
180285000353	286	New Haven Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1300 Green Rd	New Haven	46774	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0220	1,380	93	14.8	63.0%	647 (46.9%)	286 (20.7%)	158 (11.4%)	176 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (8.0%)	$10,519			$980			$9,539	42.6	41.7	283	3
180297002335	287	East Noble Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Drake Rd	Kendallville	46755	Noble County	East Noble School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 347-0100	786	53	14.8	35.8%	699 (88.9%)	10 (1.3%)	53 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$9,582			$568			$9,014	42	34.5	326	39
180480000907	288	Jac-Cen-Del Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	4586 N Us 421	Osgood	47037	Ripley County	Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 689-4643	384	25	15.3	49.2%	370 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,477			$850			$11,627	42	36.3	318	30
180394000674	289	Parkview Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Brigman Ave	Jeffersonville	47130	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 288-4844	672	48	13.9	67.4%	332 (49.4%)	141 (21.0%)	73 (10.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	117 (17.4%)	$9,353			$1,047			$8,306	41.8	37.5	314	25
180915002212	290	Willowcreek Middle School	Public	6-8	5962 Central Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8090	931	61	15.1		485 (52.1%)	147 (15.8%)	250 (26.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.6%)	$10,764			$898			$9,866	41.6	42.8	271	19

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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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