Cloverdale Middle School

Cloverdale Middle School is a junior high of compact scale in Cloverdale, Indiana, part of Cloverdale Community Schools, enrolling 297 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 594.

Cloverdale Community Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,029 students; Cloverdale Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cloverdale Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial. Compared to Putnam County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Putnam County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cloverdale Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.6%; this one delivers 36.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Putnam County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,378 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Cloverdale Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 7,322 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cloverdale Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cloverdale Middle School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cloverdale Middle School's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 330 (now 297). Class-load math has rose: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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