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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Marion County, Indiana

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Marion County, Indiana, drawn from 33 qualifying public middle schools. H. L. Harshman Middle School leads the list at 57.3%, against a median of 24.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Marion County, Indiana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

57.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

24.9%

BEST IN READING · MARION COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	H. L. Harshman Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	509	57.3%
2	Speedway Junior High School	Speedway, IN	School Town of Speedway	Middle	264	52.7%
3	Perry Meridian Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	1,278	46.8%
4	Eastwood Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	845	46.8%
5	Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,365	43.0%
6	Northview Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	1,019	41.9%
7	Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	617	41.4%
8	Paramount Englewood	Indianapolis, IN	Paramount Englewood	Middle	270	41.1%
9	Franklin Central Junior High	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,797	37.6%
10	Edgewood Intermediate School	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,300	35.1%
11	Southport 6th Grade Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	643	31.6%
12	Southport Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	1,304	31.4%
13	Westlane Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	754	30.9%
14	New Augusta Public Academy - North	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	751	30.7%
15	Fall Creek Valley Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	Middle	1,355	30.7%
16	Beech Grove Middle School	Beech Grove, IN	Beech Grove City Schools	Middle	440	28.6%
17	Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,079	24.9%
18	Central Elementary School	Beech Grove, IN	Beech Grove City Schools	Middle	389	22.9%
19	Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	1,143	22.5%
20	Decatur Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Decatur Township	Middle	1,000	22.1%
21	Guion Creek Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	833	20.5%
22	Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,106	19.2%
23	Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	1,135	18.7%
24	Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,043	18.2%
25	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Middle	192	16.2%
26	Lincoln Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	736	16.2%
27	Belzer Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	Middle	1,119	15.9%
28	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Middle	296	15.3%
29	H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	538	14.3%
30	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Middle	372	14.1%
31	William Penn Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	367	12.6%
32	Northwest Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	623	8.4%
33	Arlington Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	365	4.0%

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