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Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065001245
Fishers Junior High School
13257 Cumberland Rd, Fishers, IN 46038 · (317) 594-4150 · Hamilton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
249 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 391 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 449 | 53% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Fishers Junior High School
Fishers Junior High School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Junior High School this school | 840 | 29.6% | 57.3% |
| Sand Creek Intermediate School Fishers | 812 | 28.9% | 57.6% |
| Riverside Junior High Fishers | 885 | 25.4% | 63.7% |
| Riverside Intermediate School Fishers | 891 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| Battle Ground Middle School West Lafeyette | 712 | 32.4% | 55.9% |
| Woodside Middle School Fort Wayne | 1,032 | 24.3% | 52.7% |
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 Fishers Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #40 of 324 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #27 of 325 | #9 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #48 of 325 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 840 | #69 of 334 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #167 of 314 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #84 of 315 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #285 of 330 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #40 of 187 | #2 of 7 |
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
840
-104 (-11%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 840 | 55.4 | 15.2:1 | 30% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 54.4 | 15.1:1 | 27% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 51.1 | 16.9:1 | 28% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 56 | 16.9:1 | 23% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 1,031 | 54.9 | 18.8:1 | 21% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 52 | 18.6:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 917 | 47 | 19.5:1 | 22% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 4% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fishers Junior High School.
About Fishers Junior High School
Fishers Junior High School is a middle school located in Fishers, Indiana, in Hamilton County. It teaches 840 students in grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Indiana have about 594 students on average; enrollment here is 41% higher.
Fishers Junior High School falls under Hamilton Southeastern Schools, which has 22 schools enrolling 21,062 students.
More than half of the students at Fishers Junior High School are White (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Hamilton County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
There are 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Of all students at Fishers Junior High School, 30% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 21% average for public schools in Hamilton County is 9 points.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Fishers Junior High School is 54.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.3%.
In Hamilton County, home to about 365,056 people, the median household earns about $121,530 a year, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Fishers Junior High School, Hamilton County has 69 public schools.
Fishers Junior High School's closest public school neighbor is Cumberland Road Elem School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Fishers Junior High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Fishers Junior High School ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 57.3% versus a 59.8% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 840 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 944. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 15.2:1.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Fishers
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland Road Elem School0.3 mi · 521
- New Britton Elementary School1.1 mi · 572
- Harrison Parkway Elementary School1.2 mi · 568
- Fishers High School1.5 mi · 3,590
- Sand Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 520
- Hoosier Road Elementary School1.8 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Fishers Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Fishers Junior High School?
Fishers Junior High School enrolls approximately 840 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Fishers Junior High School serve?
Fishers Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fishers Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fishers Junior High School is approximately 15.2:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fishers Junior High School?
Student demographics at Fishers Junior High School are roughly 61% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fishers Junior High School in?
Fishers Junior High School is part of Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
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