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Central Middle School

725 7th St, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4287 · Bartholomew County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL790 STUDENTS
Enrollment
790
Middle
DISTRICT 849 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
359 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 738649%
Grade 840451%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
50264%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
14218%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
253%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
8110%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
395%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
39951%
Female
39149%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
38.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.3%
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 33 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →

Where Central Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.6%#180 of 324
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#182 of 325
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#164 of 325
Enrollment
ranked largest first
790#80 of 334
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#172 of 314
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.0%#103 of 315
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.7%#129 of 187
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
790
-57 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 22.6:1
% White
64%
was 77%
% Hispanic
18%
was 12%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
10%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2579051.715.3:145% (359)
2023-2482253.715.3:146% (382)
2022-2385956.715.2:145% (389)
2017-1884737.522.6:146% (386)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.

About Central Middle School

In Columbus, Indiana, Central Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. It enrolls 790 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8. It has 33% more students than the average for middle schools in Indiana (about 594).

Central Middle School reports to Bartholomew Con School Corp, which has 16 schools and 11,657 students.

More than half of enrollment at Central Middle School is White: 64%. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Bartholomew County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central Middle School scores 55%.

Central Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1, with 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The school has 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bartholomew County is close, at 44%.

A school with Central Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 43.4%. Central Middle School scores 35.6%, 7.8 points below that line.

For Bartholomew County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $79,901, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 12,688 students.

Central Middle School is about 0.1 miles from CSA Lincoln Campus, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Central Middle School's average proficiency of 35.6% compares with 43.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Federal enrollment counts fell from 847 (2017-18) to 790 (2024-25). Over that span, the White share moved 13 points, to 64%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.6:1 to 15.3:1.

On allk12, people connected to Central Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Bartholomew County at a glance

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Population
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students

Quick facts

School name
Central Middle School
District
Bartholomew Con School Corp
Address
725 7th St, Columbus, IN 47201
Phone
(812) 376-4287
County
Bartholomew County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
790
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
359 (45%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
180036000063
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp
Other schools in Columbus
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Frequently asked questions

About Central Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 790 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Central Middle School serve?
Central Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Middle School?
At Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Central Middle School public or private?
Central Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bartholomew Con School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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