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If you had an hour of school board time for Batesville Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
507
Middle
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATESVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180039000085
Batesville Middle School
201 N Mulberry St, Batesville, IN 47006 · (812) 934-5175 · Ripley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Indiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
157 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 176 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Batesville Middle School→Batesville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Batesville Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
44.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Batesville Middle School
Batesville Middle School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Middle School this school | 507 | 31.0% | 49.8% |
| Indian Creek Middle School Trafalgar | 503 | 30.6% | 46.5% |
| New Palestine Intermediate School New Palestine | 605 | 29.1% | 52.0% |
| Western Middle School Russiaville | 589 | 34.1% | 47.7% |
| Lowell Middle School Lowell | 498 | 30.3% | 38.9% |
| Lowell Intermediate School Lowell | 486 | 29.4% | N/A |
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 Batesville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #81 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #106 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #59 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #173 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #157 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #252 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #279 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #77 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
507
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 31% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 37.3 | 13.3:1 | 31% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 36.6 | 13.3:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 29% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 26% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 28% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 27% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 13% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Batesville Middle School.
About Batesville Middle School
Batesville Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Batesville, Indiana. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 507 students.
A total of 4 schools make up Batesville Community School Corp, with 2,220 students enrolled.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Batesville Middle School. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
On staff are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. Middle schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.6:1. About 31% of students at Batesville Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 46% average for public schools in Ripley County.
Batesville Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Indiana public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Batesville Middle School is -3.8 points: 49.8% actual, 53.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Ripley County, the median household earns about $70,573 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Batesville Middle School, Ripley County has 13 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Batesville Intermediate School is about 0.1 miles from Batesville Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Batesville Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (499) and 2024-25 (507).
The discussion board for Batesville Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ripley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,095
Census ACS
Median income
$70,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Batesville Community School Corp
- Batesville High SchoolHigh · 681 students
- Batesville Primary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 490 students
Other schools in Batesville
- Batesville High SchoolHigh · 681 students
- Batesville Primary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 490 students
Other Batesville Middle schools
One other US public school is named Batesville Middle. Batesville Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Batesville Middle SchoolBatesville, MS · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Batesville Intermediate School0.1 mi · 490
- Batesville Primary School0.7 mi · 542
- Batesville High School0.7 mi · 681
- Sunman Elementary School8.0 mi · 327
- Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS11.7 mi · 360
- Jac-Cen-Del Elementary School11.7 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Batesville Middle SchoolHow many students attend Batesville Middle School?
Batesville Middle School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 06-08.
Is Batesville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Batesville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Batesville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Batesville Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Batesville Middle School?
At Batesville Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Batesville Middle School?
Batesville Middle School is overseen by Batesville Community School Corp in Ripley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.