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Enrollment
1,278
Middle
DISTRICT 1,179 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180144000210
Center Grove Middle School Central
4900 Stones Crossing, Greenwood, IN 46143 · (317) 882-9391 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,278 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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
20.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
248 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 390 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 443 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 445 | 35% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Center Grove Middle School Central→Center Grove High School
Based on grade levels within Center Grove Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Center Grove Middle School Central
Center Grove Middle School Central's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Grove Middle School Central this school | 1,278 | 19.4% | 59.7% |
| Carmel Middle School Carmel | 1,047 | 18.5% | 62.1% |
| Discovery Middle School Granger | 941 | 19.4% | 72.3% |
| Fall Creek Junior High Fishers | 1,001 | 17.7% | 61.2% |
| Clay Middle School Carmel | 1,415 | 14.3% | 67.5% |
| Maple Creek Middle School Fort Wayne | 1,024 | 16.1% | 51.8% |
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 Center Grove Middle School Central ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #28 of 324 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #23 of 325 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #46 of 325 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,278 | #16 of 334 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #309 of 314 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #164 of 315 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #320 of 330 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.0% | #8 of 110 | N/A |
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
1,278
+143 (+13%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 1,278 | 61.6 | 20.7:1 | 19% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 1,264 | 66.6 | 19.0:1 | 19% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 1,213 | 61.6 | 19.7:1 | 21% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 1,135 | 64 | 17.7:1 | 13% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 49.1 | 17.1:1 | 17% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 44 | 19.6:1 | 16% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 942 | 47 | 20.0:1 | 14% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 1,066 | 50 | 21.3:1 | 7% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 43 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Grove Middle School Central.
About Center Grove Middle School Central
Center Grove Middle School Central, located in Greenwood, Indiana, is a large middle school. It serves 1,278 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students.
Center Grove Middle School Central is in Center Grove Community School Corp, a district with 9,736 students across 9 schools.
A majority of students at Center Grove Middle School Central, 76%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Johnson County, the White share is about 85%. By the diversity index, Center Grove Middle School Central comes in at 41%.
The teaching staff at Center Grove Middle School Central is 61.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.7:1. That ratio is over the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. The rate at public schools in Johnson County averages 41%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Center Grove Middle School Central is A-. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Center Grove Middle School Central scores 59.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.8%.
Center Grove Middle School Central is located in Johnson County, where median household income is about $90,454, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 40 public schools in Johnson County, with a combined enrollment of about 28,824.
The nearest other public school, Center Grove High School, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Center Grove Middle School Central is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Center Grove Middle School Central's location as Suburb: Large.
Center Grove Middle School Central had 1,135 students in 2020-21 and 1,278 in 2024-25, a 13% rise. The ratio was 17.7:1 in 2020-21 and 20.7:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Center Grove Middle School Central can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,315
Census ACS
Median income
$90,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Center Grove Community School Corp
- Center Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,956 students
- Center Grove Middle School NorthMiddle · 1,080 students
- Sugar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 817 students
- Maple Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 739 students
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Center Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,956 students
- Clark Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,690 students
- Greenwood Community High SchHigh · 1,229 students
- Center Grove Middle School NorthMiddle · 1,080 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 964 students
- Grassy Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
Nearby schools
- Center Grove High School0.1 mi · 2,956
- Center Grove Elementary School0.1 mi · 691
- Sugar Grove Elementary School2.0 mi · 817
- Center Grove Middle School North2.6 mi · 1,080
- Maple Grove Elementary School2.6 mi · 755
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School2.8 mi · 739
Frequently asked questions
About Center Grove Middle School CentralHow large is Center Grove Middle School Central?
Center Grove Middle School Central enrolls approximately 1,278 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Center Grove Middle School Central serve?
Center Grove Middle School Central serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Center Grove Middle School Central?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Center Grove Middle School Central.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Center Grove Middle School Central?
At Center Grove Middle School Central, the student body is approximately 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Center Grove Middle School Central public or private?
Center Grove Middle School Central is a public K-12 school, overseen by Center Grove Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.