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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Indianapolis, Indiana

30 public middle schools in Indianapolis, Indiana appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. H. L. Harshman Middle School leads the list at 57.3%, against a median of 23.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Indianapolis, Indiana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

57.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

23.7%

BEST IN READING · INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	H. L. Harshman Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	509	57.3%
2	Perry Meridian Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	1,278	46.8%
3	Eastwood Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	845	46.8%
4	Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,365	43.0%
5	Northview Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	1,019	41.9%
6	Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	617	41.4%
7	Paramount Englewood	Indianapolis, IN	Paramount Englewood	Middle	270	41.1%
8	Franklin Central Junior High	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,797	37.6%
9	Edgewood Intermediate School	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,300	35.1%
10	Southport 6th Grade Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	643	31.6%
11	Southport Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	1,304	31.4%
12	Westlane Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	754	30.9%
13	New Augusta Public Academy - North	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	751	30.7%
14	Fall Creek Valley Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	Middle	1,355	30.7%
15	Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,079	24.9%
16	Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	1,143	22.5%
17	Decatur Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Decatur Township	Middle	1,000	22.1%
18	Guion Creek Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	833	20.5%
19	Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,106	19.2%
20	Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	1,135	18.7%
21	Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,043	18.2%
22	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Middle	192	16.2%
23	Lincoln Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	736	16.2%
24	Belzer Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	Middle	1,119	15.9%
25	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Middle	296	15.3%
26	H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	538	14.3%
27	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Middle	372	14.1%
28	William Penn Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	367	12.6%
29	Northwest Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	623	8.4%
30	Arlington Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	365	4.0%

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