Dennis Middle School

Located at 222 NW 7th St, in Richmond, Indiana, Dennis Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack junior high that instructs 649 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Richmond Community Schools.

Across the 10 schools in Richmond Community Schools (4,454 students total), Dennis Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dennis Middle School logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dennis Middle School lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Dennis Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.0%, the actual is 17.7%, a residual of -14.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wayne County put the typical household earns roughly $55,692 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,696 students), of which Dennis Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Community Youth Services, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dennis Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dennis Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dennis Middle School has showed little movement, going from 648 students in 2018 to 649 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.