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Enrollment
647
Middle
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180394002128
Charlestown Middle School
8804 High Jackson Rd, Charlestown, IN 47111 · (812) 256-6363 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Indiana public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
285 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 215 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 37% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
38.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Charlestown Middle School
Charlestown Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Middle School this school | 647 | 44.0% | 41.7% |
| Thompkins Middle School Evansville | 622 | 44.1% | 37.0% |
| Crestview Middle School Huntington | 596 | 45.1% | 36.1% |
| New Prairie Middle School New Carlisle | 667 | 40.9% | 50.0% |
| Franklin Community Middle School Franklin | 726 | 44.4% | 39.6% |
| Paul Hadley Middle School Mooresville | 668 | 45.1% | 40.9% |
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 Charlestown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #128 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #143 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #95 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #123 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #231 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #170 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #215 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.4% | #24 of 110 |
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
647
+72 (+13%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 44% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 35.5 | 17.4:1 | 45% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 36.8 | 16.6:1 | 44% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | 43% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 31.1 | 16.6:1 | 49% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 51% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 53% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 38% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlestown Middle School.
About Charlestown Middle School
Charlestown Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Charlestown, Indiana. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 647 students.
Charlestown Middle School belongs to Greater Clark County Schools, a district of 17 schools and 10,643 students.
The share of White students at Charlestown Middle School is 77%, a majority. After that, the student body is 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.6:1. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%.
Charlestown Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Indiana public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.4% for Charlestown Middle School. The school posts 41.7%, 2.6 points below the prediction.
Clark County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,214 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Clark County number 33, with about 23,765 students.
Among nearby public schools, Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Charlestown Middle School. By average proficiency, Charlestown Middle School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Charlestown Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 647 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 575. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Clark County Schools
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Charlestown
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Jonathan Jennings Elementary SchElementary · 529 students
Other Charlestown Middle schools
One other US public school is named Charlestown Middle. Charlestown Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Charlestown Middle SchoolCharlestown, NH · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch0.8 mi · 529
- Charlestown Senior High School1.4 mi · 860
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 588
- Rock Creek Community Academy4.3 mi · 672
- Silver Creek Primary School4.7 mi · 510
- Silver Creek Elementary School5.0 mi · 980
Frequently asked questions
About Charlestown Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charlestown Middle School?
Charlestown Middle School enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 06-08.
Is Charlestown Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charlestown Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Charlestown Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Charlestown Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Charlestown Middle School?
Student demographics at Charlestown Middle School are roughly 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Charlestown Middle School public or private?
Charlestown Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greater Clark County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.