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Enrollment
556
Middle
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD BLUFFTON-HARRISON·NCES 180072000147
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School
1500 Stogdill Rd, Bluffton, IN 46714 · (260) 824-3536 · Wells County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Indiana public middle schools
- BTest 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
14.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
290 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 5 | 133 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 26% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School→Bluffton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MSD Bluffton-Harrison. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Bluffton-Harrison Middle School
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton-Harrison Middle School this school | 556 | 52.2% | 40.1% |
| Corydon Intermediate School Corydon | 487 | 51.5% | 47.6% |
| Wawasee Middle School Syracuse | 608 | 49.2% | 29.8% |
| Greenfield Intermediate School Greenfield | 481 | 52.0% | 42.3% |
| Angola Middle School Angola | 543 | 56.2% | 42.6% |
| Helfrich Park STEM Academy Evansville | 509 | 49.7% | 38.4% |
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 Bluffton-Harrison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #141 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #138 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #163 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #160 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #119 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #199 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #143 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #37 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
556
+59 (+12%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 556 | 39.5 | 14.1:1 | 52% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 38.5 | 13.6:1 | 49% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 36.5 | 16.1:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 43% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 51% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 50% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 46% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 18% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluffton-Harrison Middle School.
About Bluffton-Harrison Middle School
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Bluffton, Indiana. The school enrolls 556 students in grades 5 through 8.
Besides Bluffton-Harrison Middle School, MSD Bluffton-Harrison runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,813 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Staffing at Bluffton-Harrison Middle School comes to 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1. Bluffton-Harrison Middle School counts 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points above the 42% average for public schools in Wells County.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Bluffton-Harrison Middle School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bluffton-Harrison Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.1%; the prediction is 38.6%.
Wells County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $71,957, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Wells County's 9 public schools enroll about 5,106 students and include Bluffton-Harrison Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Bluffton-Harrison Middle School is closest to Bluffton High School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On average proficiency, Bluffton-Harrison Middle School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Bluffton-Harrison Middle School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bluffton-Harrison Middle School had a net gain of 59 students, or 12%.
The allk12 page for Bluffton-Harrison Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,420
Census ACS
Median income
$71,957
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,106 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Bluffton-Harrison
- Bluffton-Harrison Elementary SchElementary · 750 students
- Bluffton High SchoolHigh · 507 students
Other schools in Bluffton
- Bluffton-Harrison Elementary SchElementary · 750 students
- Lancaster Central SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Bluffton High SchoolHigh · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Bluffton High School0.3 mi · 507
- Bluffton-Harrison Elementary Sch0.4 mi · 750
- Lancaster Central School4.5 mi · 533
- Norwell Middle School7.7 mi · 561
- Norwell High School7.7 mi · 753
- Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School10.2 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Bluffton-Harrison Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bluffton-Harrison Middle School?
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Bluffton-Harrison Middle School serve?
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bluffton-Harrison Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Bluffton-Harrison Middle School.
How diverse is Bluffton-Harrison Middle School?
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School reports a student body of 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bluffton-Harrison Middle School?
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School is overseen by MSD Bluffton-Harrison in Wells County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.