Central Middle School

Central Middle School is an intermediate school of medium-sized scale in Columbus, Indiana, one of the schools within Bartholomew Con School Corp, enrolling 790 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% larger than the state mean of about 594.

Bartholomew Con School Corp runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 11,657 students. Central Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Central Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Central Middle School logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bartholomew County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $79,901 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bartholomew County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,688 students), of which Central Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: CSA Lincoln Campus, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.2%.

Central Middle School operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Middle School has decreased 7%, going from 847 students in 2018 to 790 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 77% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Central Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.