Enrollment
297
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVERDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180222001283
Cloverdale Middle School
312 E Logan St, Cloverdale, IN 46120 · (765) 795-2900 · Putnam County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Indiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
201 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 5 | 73 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 29% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Cloverdale Middle School→Cloverdale High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cloverdale Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
30.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Cloverdale Middle School
Cloverdale Middle School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale Middle School this school | 297 | 67.7% | 36.0% |
| Crawford County Middle School Marengo | 267 | 65.9% | 51.9% |
| Mitchell Jr High School Mitchell | 336 | 67.0% | 19.5% |
| Sheridan Middle School Sheridan | 270 | 60.4% | 35.0% |
| Southwestern Middle School Hanover | 280 | 60.0% | 29.1% |
| Selma Middle School Selma | 277 | 58.8% | 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 Cloverdale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #177 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #206 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #178 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #279 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #170 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #281 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #38 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #97 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. 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
297
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 297 | 19.5 | 15.2:1 | 68% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 19.5 | 15.3:1 | 74% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 18.3 | 16.3:1 | 70% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 56% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 23.4 | 14.1:1 | 58% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 54% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 55% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 35% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cloverdale Middle School.
About Cloverdale Middle School
Cloverdale Middle School is a small middle school based in Cloverdale, Indiana. School enrollment was 297 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Indiana is roughly 594 students; this school is 50% smaller than that.
Cloverdale Middle School is run by Cloverdale Community Schools, whose 4 schools enroll 3,029 students.
Cloverdale Middle School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial. The White share in Putnam County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. Cloverdale Middle School has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Cloverdale Middle School employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average ratio is about 15.6:1. Cloverdale Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 68%. The 47% average for public schools in Putnam County is 21 points lower.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Cloverdale Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cloverdale Middle School would be expected to post about 27.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Putnam County, median household income is about $78,378, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 19 public schools operate in Putnam County, serving about 7,322 students.
The next-closest public school is Cloverdale Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Cloverdale Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cloverdale Middle School is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Cloverdale Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 315 to 297.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,280
Census ACS
Median income
$78,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,322 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cloverdale Community Schools
- Cloverdale Distance Learning AcademyElementary · 1,986 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Cloverdale High SchoolHigh · 301 students
Other schools in Cloverdale
- Cloverdale Distance Learning AcademyElementary · 1,986 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Cloverdale High SchoolHigh · 301 students
Other Cloverdale Middle schools
One other US public school is named Cloverdale Middle. Cloverdale Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Cloverdale Elementary School0.1 mi · 445
- Cloverdale Distance Learning Academy0.2 mi · 1,986
- Cloverdale High School0.2 mi · 301
- Central Elementary School5.0 mi · 335
- South Putnam Middle School5.1 mi · 268
- South Putnam High School5.1 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Cloverdale Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cloverdale Middle School?
Cloverdale Middle School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Cloverdale Middle School serve?
Cloverdale Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Cloverdale Middle School have?
Cloverdale Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cloverdale Middle School?
At Cloverdale Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cloverdale Middle School public or private?
Cloverdale Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cloverdale Community Schools.
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