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Custer Baker Intermediate School

101 W SR 44, Franklin, IN 46131 · (317) 346-8600 · Johnson County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
  • A-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

Enrollment
734
Middle
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
369 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 535148%
Grade 638352%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
63286%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
345%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
182%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
324%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
38352%
Female
35148%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Custer Baker Intermediate School→Franklin Community Middle School→Franklin Community High School
Feeds from
Union Elementary SchoolKG–04Creekside Elementary SchoolPK–04Needham Elementary SchoolPK–04Northwood Elementary SchoolPK–04Webb Elementary SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within Franklin Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
44.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.5%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Custer Baker Intermediate School

Custer Baker Intermediate School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Custer Baker Intermediate School this school73450.3%44.7%
George Rogers Clark School
Vincennes
62648.1%31.2%
Greenfield Central Junior High Sch
Greenfield
69047.7%33.2%
Delta Middle School
Muncie
60251.8%43.7%
Madison Consolidated Jr High Sch
Madison
72854.1%37.3%
Boonville Middle School
Boonville
68251.0%49.3%
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 Custer Baker Intermediate School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Johnson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.7%#108 of 324#6 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.5%#135 of 325#6 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#114 of 325#4 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
734#96 of 334#5 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.5:1#258 of 314#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.3%#222 of 315#6 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.3%#161 of 330#3 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.5%#183 of 187N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
734
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257344217.5:150% (369)
2023-2473651.514.3:150% (368)
2022-2372743.516.7:145% (330)
2020-217434118.1:143% (322)
2017-1873840.418.3:146% (336)
2015-167713522.0:144% (343)
2010-117843721.2:143% (338)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Custer Baker Intermediate School.

About Custer Baker Intermediate School

Custer Baker Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Franklin, Indiana, under Franklin Community School Corp. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 734 students in grades 5 through 6. The average for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students, so this school is 24% larger than average.

The 9 schools of Franklin Community School Corp, including Custer Baker Intermediate School, enroll 4,966 students.

Custer Baker Intermediate School's enrollment is 86% White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 85% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Custer Baker Intermediate School counts 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. About 50% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Johnson County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.

Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Custer Baker Intermediate 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.

A school with Custer Baker Intermediate School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 40.0%. Custer Baker Intermediate School scores 44.7%, 4.7 points above that line.

Federal survey data for Johnson County show that the median household income is $90,454, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Johnson County is home to 40 public schools and about 28,824 public school students.

The shortest distance from Custer Baker Intermediate School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Creekside Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Custer Baker Intermediate School ranks 3rd on proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, Custer Baker Intermediate School is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 743 in 2020-21 and 734 in 2024-25.

Community posts for Custer Baker Intermediate School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Johnson County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
166,315
Census ACS
Median income
$90,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,824 students

Quick facts

School name
Custer Baker Intermediate School
District
Franklin Community School Corp
Address
101 W SR 44, Franklin, IN 46131
Phone
(317) 346-8600
County
Johnson County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
734
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
369 (50%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
180369002440
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Franklin Community School Corp
Other schools in Franklin
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Custer Baker Intermediate School
How many students attend Custer Baker Intermediate School?
Custer Baker Intermediate School enrolls approximately 734 students in grades 05-06.
Is Custer Baker Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Custer Baker Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Custer Baker Intermediate School have?
Custer Baker Intermediate School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Custer Baker Intermediate School?
Custer Baker Intermediate School reports a student body of 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Custer Baker Intermediate School in?
Custer Baker Intermediate School is part of Franklin Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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