Center Grove Middle School North

Located at 202 N Morgantown Rd, in Greenwood, Indiana, Center Grove Middle School North is a substantial middle school that educates 1,080 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Center Grove Community School Corp. That puts it 82% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Within Center Grove Community School Corp, which oversees 9 schools and 9,736 students, Center Grove Middle School North is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Center Grove Middle School North reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest consists of 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Center Grove Middle School North performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +6.0 points.

In the broader community, Johnson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,454 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Johnson County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,824 students), of which Center Grove Middle School North is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasant Grove Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Center Grove Middle School North comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Center Grove Middle School North's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,068 (now 1,080). White enrollment moved from 85% to 76% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Center Grove Middle School North community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.