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Enrollment
803
Middle
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNMAN-DEARBORN COM SCH CORP·NCES 181119002300
East Central Middle School
8356 Schuman Rd, St Leon, IN 47012 · (812) 576-3500 · Dearborn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Indiana public middle schools
- A-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
15.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
189 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 6 | 229 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 37% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
East Central Middle School→East Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 East Central Middle School
East Central Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Middle School this school | 803 | 23.5% | 51.0% |
| Leo Elementary School Leo | 653 | 23.4% | 54.3% |
| New Palestine Jr High School New Palestine | 606 | 25.4% | 45.7% |
| Indian Springs Middle School Columbia City | 797 | 28.7% | 40.0% |
| Summit Middle School Fort Wayne | 789 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| New Palestine Intermediate School New Palestine | 605 | 29.1% | 52.0% |
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 East Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #75 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #83 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #79 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #77 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #194 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #309 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #311 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #78 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
803
-72 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 905
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 803 | 50.9 | 15.8:1 | 24% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 52.4 | 16.5:1 | 21% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 872 | 50.7 | 17.2:1 | 23% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 23% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 921 | 49.3 | 18.7:1 | 26% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 936 | 46 | 20.4:1 | 25% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 28 | 23.5:1 | 20% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 1,022 | 46 | 22.2:1 | 9% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 905 | 44 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Central Middle School.
About East Central Middle School
In St Leon, Indiana, part of Dearborn County, East Central Middle School is a middle-grades school. It educates 803 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students.
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp runs East Central Middle School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 3,682 students in total.
About 96% of the student body at East Central Middle School is White. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. East Central Middle School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at East Central Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.8:1. That matches the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%. On average, public schools in Dearborn County report 33%.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, East Central Middle 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.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For East Central Middle School, the prediction is 58.9% and the result is 51.0%.
Across Dearborn County, the median household income is $84,735, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Dearborn County has 14 public schools and roughly 7,326 students.
Nearby, East Central High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of East Central Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.4%; East Central Middle School's is 51.0%, ranking 4th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 72 students since 2020-21, to 803. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.2:1 to 15.8:1.
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Dearborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,094
Census ACS
Median income
$84,735
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 1,225 students
- North Dearborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
- Bright Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Sunman Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other East Central Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named East Central Middle. East Central Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- East Central Middle SchoolTulsa, OK · 843 students
- East Central Middle SchoolMoss Point, MS · 541 students
Nearby schools
- East Central High School0.1 mi · 1,225
- North Dearborn Elementary School1.3 mi · 793
- Sunman Elementary School7.0 mi · 327
- Harrison Elementary School8.7 mi · 604
- Bright Elementary School9.2 mi · 534
- Mount Carmel School9.4 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About East Central Middle SchoolHow many students attend East Central Middle School?
East Central Middle School enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at East Central Middle School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at East Central Middle School.
How diverse is East Central Middle School?
East Central Middle School reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is East Central Middle School in?
East Central Middle School is part of Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp.
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