Enrollment
324
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180006000008
Adams Central Middle School
222 W Washington St, Monroe, IN 46772 · (260) 692-6151 · Adams County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
93 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 106 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 33% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adams Central Middle School→Adams Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Adams Central Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
66.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adams Central Middle School
Adams Central Middle School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Central Middle School this school | 324 | 28.7% | 58.1% |
| Cascade Middle School Clayton | 332 | 29.5% | 45.5% |
| Westview Elementary School Topeka | 348 | 29.9% | 60.1% |
| Northwestern Middle School Kokomo | 324 | 33.0% | 46.0% |
| Lapel Middle School Lapel | 335 | 34.6% | 33.1% |
| Heritage Hills Middle School Lincoln City | 341 | 35.2% | 63.8% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adams Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #34 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #14 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #71 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #266 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #94 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #261 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #293 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #27 of 110 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.5 | 14.7:1 | 26% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 21.5 | 14.8:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 24% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 23% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 10% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Central Middle School.
About Adams Central Middle School
Students in Monroe, Indiana, attend Adams Central Middle School, a small middle school. The school enrolls 324 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Indiana is about 594, so this school runs 45% smaller than that.
Adams Central Community Schools oversees Adams Central Middle School and 2 other schools, with 1,357 students in total.
The large majority of students at Adams Central Middle School, 90%, are White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Adams County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Adams Central Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
The teaching staff at Adams Central Middle School is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.5:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%. That rate is below the 40% average among public schools in Adams County.
The allk12 Grade for Adams Central Middle School is A. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Adams Central Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 58.1% actual against 55.2% predicted.
Within Adams County, median household income is about $65,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Adams County number 9 and enroll about 4,240.
The closest other public school is Adams Central Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Adams Central Middle School's average proficiency of 58.1% compares with 43.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Adams Central Middle School went from 312 students to 324. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.8:1 to 13.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,227
Census ACS
Median income
$65,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams Central Community Schools
- Adams Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Adams Central High SchoolHigh · 412 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Adams Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Adams Central High SchoolHigh · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Adams Central Elementary School0.0 mi · 621
- Adams Central High School0.0 mi · 412
- Bellmont Senior High School6.4 mi · 613
- Bellmont Elementary6.5 mi · 684
- Bellmont Middle School6.5 mi · 274
- South Adams Elementary School6.9 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Central Middle SchoolHow many students attend Adams Central Middle School?
Adams Central Middle School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Adams Central Middle School serve?
Adams Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams Central Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adams Central Middle School is approximately 13.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Central Middle School?
At Adams Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Adams Central Middle School in?
Adams Central Middle School is part of Adams Central Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.