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Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180351000496
Connersville Middle School
1900 Grand Ave, Connersville, IN 47331 · (765) 825-1139 · Fayette County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Indiana public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
255 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 7 | 226 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 48% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Connersville Middle School→Connersville Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fayette County School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Connersville Middle School
Connersville Middle School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connersville Middle School this school | 434 | 58.8% | 27.2% |
| West Vigo Middle School West Terre Haute | 390 | 59.2% | 17.3% |
| South Vermillion Middle School Clinton | 494 | 59.1% | 34.9% |
| Garrett Middle School Garrett | 387 | 57.9% | 26.8% |
| Wabash Middle School Wabash | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
| Bedford Middle School Bedford | 518 | 59.1% | 31.4% |
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 Connersville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #249 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #252 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #213 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #211 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #137 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #285 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #95 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #19 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
434
-100 (-19%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 792
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 59% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 66% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 33.5 | 15.1:1 | 61% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 63% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 60% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 58% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 56% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 38% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 792 | 46 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connersville Middle School.
About Connersville Middle School
This page covers Connersville Middle School, a small middle-grades school in Connersville, Indiana. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 434 students. Enrollment is 27% lower than the average for middle schools in Indiana, which is about 594.
Fayette County School Corporation is the district for Connersville Middle School. It has 7 schools and 3,103 students.
About 93% of the student body at Connersville Middle School is White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at Connersville Middle School, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Indiana have 15.6:1, compared with 14.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 59% of enrollment.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Connersville Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.0% at Connersville Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.2%.
Fayette County has these Census figures: the median household income is $59,321, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County is home to 8 public schools and about 3,103 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Grandview Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Connersville Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Connersville Middle School at 8th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Connersville Middle School as Town: Distant.
Connersville Middle School's enrollment dropped from 534 in 2020-21 to 434 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.2:1 to 14.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Connersville Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,334
Census ACS
Median income
$59,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County School Corporation
- Connersville Sr High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Fayette Central ElementaryElementary · 332 students
- Eastview Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Frazee Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Everton Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Connersville
- Connersville Sr High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Fayette Central ElementaryElementary · 332 students
- Eastview Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Frazee Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Everton Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Grandview Elementary School0.8 mi · 530
- Frazee Elementary School1.3 mi · 299
- Eastview Elementary School1.4 mi · 330
- Connersville Sr High School1.9 mi · 912
- Fayette Central Elementary3.1 mi · 332
- Everton Elementary School6.8 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Connersville Middle SchoolHow large is Connersville Middle School?
Connersville Middle School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Connersville Middle School serve?
Connersville Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Connersville Middle School have?
Connersville Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Connersville Middle School?
Student demographics at Connersville Middle School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Connersville Middle School in?
Connersville Middle School is part of Fayette County School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.