Enrollment
292
Middle
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180918000523
Boone Grove Middle School
325 W 550 S, Boone Grove, IN 46302 · (219) 464-4828 · Porter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL292 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
14.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
84 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 98 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 34% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Boone Grove Middle School→Boone Grove High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Porter Township School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Boone Grove Middle School
Boone Grove Middle School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Grove Middle School this school | 292 | 28.8% | 50.7% |
| Union Township Middle School Valparaiso | 333 | 26.7% | 60.6% |
| Westchester Intermediate School Chesterton | 404 | 30.4% | 64.9% |
| Adams Central Middle School Monroe | 324 | 28.7% | 58.1% |
| Liberty Intermediate School Chesterton | 452 | 27.0% | 63.7% |
| Liberty Middle School Chesterton | 423 | 23.6% | 66.9% |
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 Boone Grove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #76 of 324 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #112 of 325 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #56 of 325 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #285 of 334 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #126 of 314 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #182 of 315 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #291 of 330 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #73 of 187 | #6 of 7 |
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
292
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 292 | 20.5 | 14.2:1 | 29% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 21% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 21.5 | 15.0:1 | 34% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 24% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 9% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boone Grove Middle School.
About Boone Grove Middle School
Boone Grove Middle School is one of the public schools in Boone Grove, Indiana. It is a low-enrollment middle school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 292 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Indiana enroll about 594 students on average.
Boone Grove Middle School is one of the 4 schools that make up Porter Township School Corp (1,509 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Boone Grove Middle School, about 79 are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
With 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. Roughly 29% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Boone Grove 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.
Test results at Boone Grove Middle School are 4.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.7% actual, 55.2% predicted).
The school is in Porter County, where median household income comes to about $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Porter County's 55 public schools enroll about 25,813 students and include Boone Grove Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Boone Grove Middle School is closest to Boone Grove Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Boone Grove Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Boone Grove Middle School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.7% against a local average of 53.4%.
Boone Grove Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 292, from 318 in 2020-21.
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Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Porter Township School Corp
- Porter Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Boone Grove High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Boone Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Other schools in Boone Grove
- Boone Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Boone Grove Elementary School0.0 mi · 198
- Boone Grove High School3.4 mi · 467
- Hebron High School4.5 mi · 307
- Hebron Elementary School4.5 mi · 462
- Hebron Middle School4.5 mi · 227
- Porter Lakes Elementary School5.3 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Boone Grove Middle SchoolHow large is Boone Grove Middle School?
Boone Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Boone Grove Middle School serve?
Boone Grove Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Boone Grove Middle School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Boone Grove Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Boone Grove Middle School?
Student demographics at Boone Grove Middle School are roughly 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Boone Grove Middle School?
Boone Grove Middle School is overseen by Porter Township School Corp in Porter County.
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