Best Middle Schools in Indiana (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

289

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Every ranked middle school in Indiana, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Indiana middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Creekside Middle School	Carmel	Carmel Clay Schools	76%	73%	Exceeds Expectations	1,349
#2	A+	Brownsburg West Middle School	Brownsburg	Brownsburg Community School Corp	70%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,043
#3	A+	Brownsburg East Middle School	Brownsburg	Brownsburg Community School Corp	69%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,340
#4	A	Discovery Middle School	Granger	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	67%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	848
#5	A	Zionsville Middle School	Zionsville	Zionsville Community Schools	66%	69%	Meets Expectations	1,335
#6	A	Clay Middle School	Carmel	Carmel Clay Schools	64%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,423
#7	A	Plainfield Community Middle School	Plainfield	Plainfield Community School Corp	62%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,370
#8	A	Tri West Middle School	Lizton	North West Hendricks Schools	62%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	444
#9	A	Center Grove Middle School Central	Greenwood	Center Grove Community School Corp	61%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,213
#10	A	New Palestine JR High School	New Palestine	Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp	61%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#11	A	Heritage Hills Middle School	Lincoln City	North Spencer County Sch Corp	60%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	299
#12	A	Jackson Creek Middle School	Bloomington	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	60%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	524
#13	A	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Valparaiso	Valparaiso Community Schools	59%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	821
#14	A-	Castle North Middle School	Newburgh	Warrick County School Corp	57%	57%	Meets Expectations	770
#15	A-	Fall Creek Junior High	Fishers	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	57%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	1,002
#16	A-	Carmel Middle School	Carmel	Carmel Clay Schools	56%	66%	Underperforms Expectations	1,064
#17	A-	Hamilton Se Int And JR High Sch	Fishers	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	56%	70%	Underperforms Expectations	1,269
#18	A-	North Wood Middle School	Wakarusa	Wa-Nee Community Schools	56%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	681
#19	A-	Danville Middle School	Danville	Danville Community School Corp	55%	56%	Meets Expectations	805
#20	A-	East Tipp Middle School	Lafayette	Tippecanoe School Corp	55%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	509
#21	A-	North Posey Junior High School	Poseyville	MSD North Posey Co Schools	55%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	226
#22	A-	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster	School Town of Munster	55%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	908
#23	A-	Maple Creek Middle School	Fort Wayne	Northwest Allen County Schools	54%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	957
#24	A-	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Valparaiso	Valparaiso Community Schools	54%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	640
#25	A-	Westfield Middle School	Westfield	Westfield-Washington Schools	54%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,429
#26	A-	Highland Hills Middle School	Georgetown	New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch	53%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,652
#27	A-	Jasper Middle School	Jasper	Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs	53%	53%	Meets Expectations	687
#28	A-	Noblesville West Middle School	Noblesville	Noblesville Schools	53%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,402
#29	A-	Southridge Middle School	Huntingburg	Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp	53%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	409
#30	A-	Castle South Middle School	Newburgh	Warrick County School Corp	52%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	712
#31	A-	Klondike Middle School	West Lafayette	Tippecanoe School Corp	52%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	465
#32	B+	Schmucker Middle School	Mishawaka	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	52%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,004
#33	B+	Speedway Junior High School	Speedway	School Town of Speedway	52%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	317
#34	B+	Avon Middle School South	Avon	Avon Community School Corp	51%	51%	Meets Expectations	835
#35	B+	Corydon Central JR High School	Corydon	South Harrison Com Schools	51%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	383
#36	B+	North Junior High School	Evansville	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	51%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	929
#37	B+	Northwestern Middle School	Kokomo	Northwestern School Corp	51%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	285
#38	B+	Avon Middle School North	Avon	Avon Community School Corp	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	854
#39	B+	Chesterton Middle School	Chesterton	Duneland School Corporation	50%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	884
#40	B+	Batesville Middle School	Batesville	Batesville Community School Corp	49%	48%	Meets Expectations	487
#41	B+	Battle Ground Middle School	West Lafeyette	Tippecanoe School Corp	49%	49%	Meets Expectations	739
#42	B+	Center Grove Middle School North	Greenwood	Center Grove Community School Corp	49%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,025
#43	B+	Fishers Junior High School	Fishers	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	49%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	863
#44	B+	Riverside Junior High	Fishers	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	49%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	895
#45	B+	South Spencer Middle School	Rockport	South Spencer County Sch Corp	49%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	228
#46	B+	Centerville Abington JR High Sch	Centerville	Centerville-Abington Com Schs	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	287
#47	B+	Kankakee Valley Middle School	Wheatfield	Kankakee Valley School Corp	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	741
#48	B+	Lowell Middle School	Lowell	Tri-Creek School Corporation	48%	47%	Meets Expectations	742
#49	B+	Noblesville East Middle School	Noblesville	Noblesville Schools	48%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,082
#50	B+	Perry Heights Middle School	Evansville	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	470
#51	B+	Carroll Middle School	Fort Wayne	Northwest Allen County Schools	47%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	994
#52	B+	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John	Lake Central School Corporation	47%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,069
#53	B+	Norwell Middle School	Ossian	Norwell Community Schools	47%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	566
#54	B+	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point	Crown Point Community School Corp	47%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,091
#55	B+	Western Middle School	Russiaville	Western School Corporation	47%	51%	Meets Expectations	569
#56	B	Covington Middle School	Covington	Covington Community School Corp	47%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	190
#57	B	Greenwood Middle School	Greenwood	Greenwood Community Sch Corp	47%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	948
#58	B	Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake	Hanover Community School Corp	47%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	650
#59	B	Oak Hill Junior High School	Converse	Oak Hill United School Corp	47%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	269
#60	B	South Adams Middle School	Berne	South Adams Schools	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	288
#61	B	Tri North Middle School	Bloomington	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	47%	47%	Meets Expectations	574
#62	B	Clark Pleasant Middle School	Greenwood	Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp	46%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,553
#63	B	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point	Crown Point Community School Corp	46%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,046
#64	B	Edgewood Middle School	Warsaw	Warsaw Community Schools	46%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	537
#65	B	Selma Middle School	Selma	Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp	46%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	263
#66	B	Summit Middle School	Fort Wayne	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	46%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	866
#67	B	Tecumseh Middle School	Lynnville	Warrick County School Corp	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	236
#68	B	Boonville Middle School	Boonville	Warrick County School Corp	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	700
#69	B	Jimtown Junior High School	Elkhart	Baugo Community Schools	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	279
#70	B	Kahler Middle School	Dyer	Lake Central School Corporation	45%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	922
#71	B	Mt Vernon Middle School	Fortville	Mt Vernon Community School Corp	45%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,070
#72	B	North Montgomery Middle School	Crawfordsville	North Montgomery Com Sch Corp	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	419
#73	B	South Ripley Junior High School	Versailles	South Ripley Com Sch Corp	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	162
#74	B	Triton Central Middle School	Fairland	Northwestern Con School Corp	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	438
#75	B	Union Township Middle School	Valparaiso	Union Township School Corp	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	324
#76	B	Cascade Middle School	Clayton	Mill Creek Community Sch Corp	44%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	360
#77	B	East Central Middle School	St Leon	Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp	44%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	872
#78	B	Helfrich Park Stem Academy	Evansville	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	44%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	517
#79	B	Madison Consolidated JR High Sch	Madison	Madison Consolidated Schools	44%	47%	Meets Expectations	743
#80	B	North Clay Middle School	Brazil	Clay Community Schools	44%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	744
#81	B	Angola Middle School	Angola	MSD Steuben County	43%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	557
#82	B	Brownstown Central Middle School	Brownstown	Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp	43%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	323
#83	B	New Prairie Middle School	New Carlisle	New Prairie United School Corp	43%	46%	Meets Expectations	705
#84	B	North Putnam Middle School	Roachdale	North Putnam Community Schools	43%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	309
#85	B	Northridge Middle School	Middlebury	Middlebury Community Schools	43%	46%	Meets Expectations	976
#86	B	Roosevelt Middle School	Monticello	Twin Lakes School Corp	43%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	523
#87	B	Southmont JR High School	Crawfordsville	South Montgomery Com Sch Corp	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	376
#88	B	Sullivan Middle School	Sullivan	Southwest School Corporation	43%	43%	Meets Expectations	298
#89	B-	Pendleton Heights Middle School	Pendleton	South Madison Com Sch Corp	43%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	721
#90	B-	Adams Central Middle School	Monroe	Adams Central Community Schools	42%	44%	Meets Expectations	319
#91	B-	Brown County Middle School	Nashville	Brown County School Corporation	42%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	379
#92	B-	Dekalb Middle School	Waterloo	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	800
#93	B-	Fremont Middle School	Fremont	Fremont Community Schools	42%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	298
#94	B-	Perry Meridian Middle School	Indianapolis	Perry Township Schools	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,292
#95	B-	Shelbyville Middle School	Shelbyville	Shelbyville Central Schools	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	882
#96	B-	Thompkins Middle School	Evansville	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	618
#97	B-	Delta Middle School	Muncie	Delaware Community School Corp	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	633
#98	B-	Hebron Middle School	Hebron	MSD Boone Township	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	220
#99	B-	Honey Creek Middle School	Terre Haute	Vigo County School Corp	41%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	664
#100	B-	Mount Vernon JR High School	Mount Vernon	MSD Mount Vernon	41%	39%	Meets Expectations	487
#101	B-	Northside Middle School	Columbus	Bartholomew Con School Corp	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	904
#102	B-	Tippecanoe Valley Middle School	Arkon	Tippecanoe Valley School Corp	41%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	409
#103	B-	Yorktown Middle School	Yorktown	Yorktown Community Schools	41%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	656
#104	B-	Cloverdale Middle School	Cloverdale	Cloverdale Community Schools	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	299
#105	B-	Delphi Community Middle School	Delphi	Delphi Community School Corp	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	333
#106	B-	Edgewood Junior High School	Ellettsville	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	40%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	603
#107	B-	Greenfield Central Junior High Sch	Greenfield	Greenfield-Central Com Schools	40%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	675
#108	B-	Harold C Urey Middle School	Walkerton	John Glenn School Corporation	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	312
#109	B-	Lasalle Academy	South Bend	South Bend Community School Corp	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	488
#110	B-	Lebanon Middle School	Lebanon	Lebanon Community School Corp	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	807
#111	B-	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville	Lake Central School Corporation	40%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	754
#112	B-	Sheridan Middle School	Sheridan	Sheridan Community Schools	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	254
#113	B-	Silver Creek Middle School	Sellersburg	Silver Creek School Corporation	40%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	760
#114	B-	Eastern Hancock Middle School	Charlottesville	Eastern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp	39%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	268
#115	B-	Indian Springs Middle School	Columbia City	Whitley County Con Schools	39%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	834
#116	B-	Loogootee Middle School	Loogootee	Loogootee Community Sch Corp	39%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	210
#117	B-	Rensselaer Middle School	Rensselaer	Rensselaer Central School Corp	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	342
#118	B-	Woodside Middle School	Fort Wayne	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	39%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	1,003
#119	C+	Benjamin Rush Middle School	Rushville	Rush County Schools	39%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	318
#120	C+	Eastwood Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Washington Township	39%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	782
#121	C+	Bluffton Harrison Middle School	Bluffton	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	38%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	588
#122	C+	Eastbrook Middle School	Marion	Eastbrook Community Sch Corp	38%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	399
#123	C+	Eastern Middle School	Greentown	Eastern Howard School Corporation	38%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	397
#124	C+	Highland Middle School	Highland	School Town of Highland	38%	40%	Meets Expectations	726
#125	C+	Lakeview Middle School	Warsaw	Warsaw Community Schools	38%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	477
#126	C+	Lapel Middle School	Lapel	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	38%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	336
#127	C+	Lincoln Junior High School	Plymouth	Plymouth Community School Corp	38%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	510
#128	C+	Northeastern Middle School	Fountain City	Northeastern Wayne Schools	38%	40%	Meets Expectations	324
#129	C+	South Putnam Middle School	Greencastle	South Putnam Community Schools	38%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	264
#130	C+	Winamac Community Middle School	Winamac	Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	255
#131	C+	Boone Grove Middle School	Boone Grove	Porter Township School Corp	37%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	323
#132	C+	Franklin County Middle School	Brookville	Franklin County Community Sch Corp	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	358
#133	C+	Greendale Middle School	Lawrenceburg	Lawrenceburg Community School Corp	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	473
#134	C+	Lewis Cass Junior High School	Walton	Lewis Cass Schools	37%	41%	Meets Expectations	322
#135	C+	Linton Stockton Middle School	Linton	Linton-Stockton School Corporation	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	312
#136	C+	Prairie Heights Middle School	Lagrange	Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	391
#137	C+	Shenandoah Middle School	Middletown	Shenandoah School Corporation	37%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	298
#138	C+	Franklin Central Junior High	Indianapolis	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	36%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,711
#139	C+	Greensburg Community JR High	Greensburg	Greensburg Community Schools	36%	39%	Meets Expectations	441
#140	C+	Hobart Middle School	Hobart	School City of Hobart	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	917
#141	C+	Indian Creek Middle School	Trafalgar	Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United	36%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	486
#142	C+	Memorial Park Middle School (Magnet)	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	36%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	592
#143	C+	South Vermillion Middle School	Clinton	South Vermillion Com Sch Corp	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	343
#144	C+	Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Mishawaka	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	678
#145	C+	Wea Ridge Middle School	Lafayette	Tippecanoe School Corp	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	710
#146	C	Laporte Middle School	Laporte	LaPorte Community School Corp	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	941
#147	C	North Harrison Middle School	Ramsey	North Harrison Com School Corp	35%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	467
#148	C	Paul Hadley Middle School	Mooresville	Mooresville Con School Corp	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	687
#149	C	Riverview School	Huntington	Huntington Co Com Sch Corp	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	503
#150	C	Union County Middle School	Liberty	Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch Dist	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	277
#151	C	White River Valley Middle School	Lyons	White River Valley School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	209
#152	C	Central Middle School	Columbus	Bartholomew Con School Corp	34%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	859
#153	C	Clarksville Middle School	Clarksville	Clarksville Community School Corp	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	414
#154	C	Franklin Community Middle School	Franklin	Franklin Community School Corp	34%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	759
#155	C	Monrovia Middle School	Monrovia	Monroe-Gregg School District	34%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	328
#156	C	Blackhawk Middle School (Magnet)	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	797
#157	C	Concord Junior High School	Elkhart	Concord Community Schools	33%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	841
#158	C	Princeton Community Middle	Princeton	North Gibson School Corporation	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	431
#159	C	South Newton Middle School	Kentland	South Newton School Corp	33%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	204
#160	C	Tipton Middle School	Tipton	Tipton Community School Corp	33%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	335
#161	C	Crestview Middle School	Huntington	Huntington Co Com Sch Corp	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	606
#162	C	Garrett Middle School	Garrett	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	376
#163	C	Greencastle Middle School	Greencastle	Greencastle Community School Corp	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	391
#164	C	Jennings County Middle School	North Vernon	Jennings County School Corporation	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	626
#165	C	Lora L Batchelor Middle School	Bloomington	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	32%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	477
#166	C	Nathaniel Scribner Middle School	New Albany	New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	902
#167	C	Rochester Community Middle School	Rochester	Rochester Community School Corp	32%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	317
#168	C	Wabash Middle School	Wabash	Wabash City Schools	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	443
#169	C	Washington Junior High School	Washington	Washington Community Schools	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	416
#170	C	Scottsburg Middle School	Scottsburg	Scott County School District 2	31%	32%	Meets Expectations	537
#171	C	South Dearborn Middle School	Aurora	South Dearborn Community Sch Corp	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	328
#172	C	Southport Middle School	Indianapolis	Perry Township Schools	31%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,194
#173	C	Wainwright Middle School	Lafayette	Tippecanoe School Corp	31%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	311
#174	C-	Hamilton Heights Middle School	Arcadia	Hamilton Heights School Corp	31%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	695
#175	C-	Bedford Middle School	Bedford	North Lawrence Com Schools	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	562
#176	C-	Carroll Junior High School	Flora	Carroll Consolidated School Corp	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	149
#177	C-	Connersville Middle School	Connersville	Fayette County School Corporation	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	505
#178	C-	East Noble Middle School	Kendallville	East Noble School Corporation	30%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	796
#179	C-	Eastern Greene Middle School	Bloomfield	Eastern Greene Schools	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	349
#180	C-	Goshen Junior High School	Goshen	Goshen Community Schools	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	1,001
#181	C-	Lee L Driver Middle School	Winchester	Randolph Central School Corp	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	291
#182	C-	Plaza Park International Prep	Evansville	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	30%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	650
#183	C-	West Noble Middle School	Ligonier	West Noble School Corporation	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	671
#184	C-	Central Middle School	Kokomo	Kokomo School Corporation	29%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	458
#185	C-	Charlestown Middle School	Charlestown	Greater Clark County Schools	29%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	612
#186	C-	George Rogers Clark School	Vincennes	Vincennes Community School Corp	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	609
#187	C-	Jefferson Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	29%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	682
#188	C-	Owen Valley Middle School	Spencer	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	29%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	344
#189	C-	Parkview Middle School	Jeffersonville	Greater Clark County Schools	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	713
#190	C-	Pike Central Middle School	Petersburg	Pike County School Corp	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	366
#191	C-	River Valley Middle School	Jeffersonville	Greater Clark County Schools	29%	28%	Meets Expectations	850
#192	C-	Southwestern Middle School	Lafayette	Tippecanoe School Corp	29%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#193	C-	Carlisle Middle School	Carlisle	Southwest School Corporation	28%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	87
#194	C-	John R Wooden Middle School	Martinsville	MSD Martinsville Schools	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	624
#195	C-	Lafayette Tecumseh JR High School	Lafayette	Lafayette School Corporation	28%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,043
#196	C-	Pierce Middle School	Merrillville	Merrillville Community School Corp	28%	27%	Meets Expectations	919
#197	C-	Waldo J Wood Memorial Jhs	Oakland City	East Gibson School Corporation	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	119
#198	C-	West Central Middle School	Francesville	West Central School Corp	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	108
#199	C-	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Terre Haute	Vigo County School Corp	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	701
#200	C-	Bellmont Middle School	Decatur	North Adams Community Schools	27%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#201	D+	Paramount Englewood (Charter)	Indianapolis	Paramount Englewood	27%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	233
#202	D+	R J Baskett Middle School	Gas City	Mississinewa Community School Corp	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	514
#203	D+	Crawford County Middle School	Marengo	Crawford County Community Sch Corp	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	296
#204	D+	Hazelwood Middle School	New Albany	New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch	26%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	857
#205	D+	Mitchell JR High School	Mitchell	Mitchell Community Schools	26%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	359
#206	D+	New Augusta Public Academy North	Indianapolis	MSD Pike Township	26%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	821
#207	D+	New Castle Middle School	New Castle	New Castle Community School Corp	26%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	666
#208	D+	Northside Middle School	Muncie	Muncie Community Schools	26%	27%	Meets Expectations	583
#209	D+	Parke Heritage Middle School	Marshall	North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	263
#210	D+	Seymour Middle School	Seymour	Seymour Community Schools	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,178
#211	D+	Wawasee Middle School	Syracuse	Wawasee Community School Corp	26%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	507
#212	D+	Edinburgh Comm Middle School	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Community School Corp	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	173
#213	D+	North White Middle School	Monon	North White School Corp	25%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	201
#214	D+	Northview Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Washington Township	25%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	784
#215	D+	Ohio County Middle School	Rising Sun	Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com	25%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	190
#216	D+	William Fegely Middle School	Portage	Portage Township Schools	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	633
#217	D+	Willowcreek Middle School	Portage	Portage Township Schools	25%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	949
#218	D+	Whiting Middle School	Whiting	School City of Whiting	24%	23%	Meets Expectations	270
#219	D	Barker Middle School	Michigan City	Michigan City Area Schools	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	430
#220	D	John J Young Middle School	Mishawaka	School City of Mishawaka	24%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	735
#221	D	Logansport Junior High School	Logansport	Logansport Community Sch Corp	24%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	607
#222	D	Crawfordsville Middle School	Crawfordsville	Crawfordsville Community Schools	23%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	580
#223	D	East Washington Middle School	Pekin	East Washington School Corp	23%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	415
#224	D	Maconaquah Middle School	Bunker Hill	Maconaquah School Corp	23%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	435
#225	D	North Side Middle School	Elkhart	Elkhart Community Schools	23%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	627
#226	D	Switzerland Co Middle School	Vevay	Switzerland County School Corp	23%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	244
#227	D	West Side Middle School	Elkhart	Elkhart Community Schools	23%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	582
#228	D	Fall Creek Valley Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Lawrence Township	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,351
#229	D	Salem Middle School	Salem	Salem Community Schools	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#230	D	Shoals Middle School	Shoals	Shoals Community School Corp	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	163
#231	D	Southwestern Middle School	Hanover	Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con	22%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	275
#232	D	West Vigo Middle School	West Terre Haute	Vigo County School Corp	22%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	387
#233	D	Frankfort Middle School	Frankfort	Community Schools of Frankfort	21%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	706
#234	D	Knox Community Middle School	Knox	Knox Community School Corp	21%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	470
#235	D	Lynhurst 7th And 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis	MSD Wayne Township	21%	24%	Meets Expectations	1,203
#236	D	Milan Middle School	Milan	Milan Community Schools	20%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	131
#237	D	Otter Creek Middle School	Terre Haute	Vigo County School Corp	20%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	787
#238	D	River Forest Middle School	Hobart	River Forest Community Sch Corp	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	379
#239	D	Westlane Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Washington Township	20%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	736
#240	D-	Beech Grove Middle School	Beech Grove	Beech Grove City Schools	19%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	476
#241	D-	Northwood Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	19%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	587
#242	D-	Pierre Moran Middle School	Elkhart	Elkhart Community Schools	19%	22%	Meets Expectations	459
#243	D-	Guion Creek Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Pike Township	18%	19%	Meets Expectations	865
#244	D-	Jefferson Traditional School	South Bend	South Bend Community School Corp	18%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	516
#245	D-	Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	18%	20%	Meets Expectations	476
#246	D-	Paul Harding JR High School	Ft Wayne	East Allen County Schools	18%	20%	Meets Expectations	430
#247	D-	Shawnee Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	18%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	675
#248	D-	Austin Middle School	Austin	Scott County School District 1	17%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	275
#249	D-	Decatur Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Decatur Township	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,060
#250	D-	Dennis Middle School	Richmond	Richmond Community Schools	17%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	597
#251	D-	John L Mcculloch Junior High Sch	Marion	Marion Community Schools	17%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	524
#252	D-	Lane Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	17%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	710
#253	D-	Lincoln Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Pike Township	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	827
#254	D-	Chapel Hill 7th And 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis	MSD Wayne Township	16%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	1,237
#255	D-	Highland Middle School	Anderson	Anderson Community School Corp	16%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	914
#256	D-	Martin T Krueger Middle School	Michigan City	Michigan City Area Schools	16%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	333
#257	D-	Raymond Park Intermediate And Middle	Indianapolis	MSD Warren Township	16%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	1,016
#258	D-	Taylor Middle School	Kokomo	Taylor Community School Corp	16%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	413
#259	D-	Avondale Meadows Middle School (Charter)	Indianapolis	Avondale Meadows Middle School	15%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	192
#260	D-	Sarah Scott Middle School	Terre Haute	Vigo County School Corp	15%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	397
#261	D-	Washington Middle School	Evansville	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	15%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	353
#262	D-	Career Academy Middle School (Charter)	South Bend	Career Academy Middle School	14%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	394
#263	D-	Creston Intermediate And Middle Schl	Indianapolis	MSD Warren Township	14%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	1,125
#264	D-	Belzer Middle School	Indianapolis	MSD Lawrence Township	13%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	1,183
#265	D-	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond	School City of Hammond	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	855
#266	F	Mcgary Middle School	Evansville	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	13%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	351
#267	F	Bon Air Middle School	Kokomo	Kokomo School Corporation	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	194
#268	F	Kekionga Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	12%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	538
#269	F	Lakeside Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	502
#270	F	Maple Crest Middle School	Kokomo	Kokomo School Corporation	12%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	372
#271	F	Miami Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	12%	15%	Meets Expectations	497
#272	F	Portage Middle School	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Community Schools	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#273	F	Stonybrook Intermediate And Middle	Indianapolis	MSD Warren Township	12%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,126
#274	F	Southside Middle School	Muncie	Muncie Community Schools	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	443
#275	F	Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond	School City of Hammond	10%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	738
#276	F	H L Harshman Middle School	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Public Schools	10%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	549
#277	F	Edison Middle School	South Bend	South Bend Community School Corp	9%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	381
#278	F	Hw Longfellow Medstem Magnet Midl (Magnet)	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Public Schools	8%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	395
#279	F	James And Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School (Charter)	Indianapolis	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	8%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	284
#280	F	Joseph Block Middle School	East Chicago	School City of East Chicago	8%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	487
#281	F	Jackson Middle School	South Bend	South Bend Community School Corp	7%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	528
#282	F	Kipp Indy College Prep Middle (Charter)	Indianapolis	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	7%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	372
#283	F	Northwest Community Middle School	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Public Schools	7%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	355
#284	F	Arlington Community Middle School	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Public Schools	6%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	259
#285	F	Bailly Middle School	Gary	Gary Community School Corp	6%	7%	Meets Expectations	383
#286	F	Gary Middle School	Gary	Gary Community School Corp	5%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	326
#287	F	Timothy L Johnson Academy Middle (Charter)	Fort Wayne	Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	5%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	195
#288	F	Dickinson Fine Arts Academy	South Bend	South Bend Community School Corp	3%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	449
#289	F	Navarre Middle School	South Bend	South Bend Community School Corp	2%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	519

How Indiana's middle schools compare

A: 31B: 87C: 82D: 65F: 24

41% of the 289 ranked middle schools in Indiana earn an A or B (31 A grades, 87 B, 82 C, 65 D, 24 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 138 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (48% here, 71% nationally), and 55 exceed it. On average 34% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 38% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Heritage Hills Middle School (60% against 43%, A), Southridge Middle School (53% against 37%, A-), Brownsburg West Middle School (70% against 57%, A+), Paramount Englewood (27% against 14%, D+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 73): Warrick County School Corp (4), Hamilton Southeastern Schools (4), Carmel Clay Schools (3), Tippecanoe School Corp (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Indianapolis (25, 1 at A or B), Fort Wayne (15, 4 at A or B), Evansville (7, 4 at A or B), South Bend (7, 1 at A or B), Lafayette (5, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Franklin Central Junior High (1,711 students, C+, #138), Highland Hills Middle School (1,652 students, A-, #26), Clark Pleasant Middle School (1,553 students, B, #62).

Middle schools in Indiana that are not ranked

3 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Closed schools (1)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

C Lincoln Middle School, Cambridge City

Not yet graded (2)

Too little test data to grade.

Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield
Virtual Preparatory Academy Of Indiana At Madison Grant 6 8, Fairmount

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Indiana.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Indiana

What is the best middle school in Indiana?

Creekside Middle School in Carmel ranks first among the 289 ranked middle schools in Indiana with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 73%.

How are middle schools in Indiana ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Indiana have?

SchoolGrade grades 292 public middle schools in Indiana; 289 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.