DeKalb Middle School

DeKalb Middle School is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in Waterloo, Indiana, operated by DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist, with 759 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Within DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist, which oversees 6 schools and 3,537 students, DeKalb Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, DeKalb Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting DeKalb Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at DeKalb Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DeKalb Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the broader community, DeKalb County reports that median household income runs about $74,331, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. DeKalb Middle School is one of 14 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 6,781 students).

The closest other public school is DeKalb High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around DeKalb Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DeKalb Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.1%.

DeKalb Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. DeKalb Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 776 (now 759). Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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