Fremont Middle School

Fremont Middle School is one of the low-enrollment 6-8 campuss in Fremont, Indiana, overseen by Fremont Community Schools, with 286 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 52% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Within Fremont Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 979 students, Fremont Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Fremont Middle School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Steuben County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Steuben County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Fremont Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Steuben County) shows that median household income runs about $74,911, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fremont Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Steuben County (combined enrollment of about 3,471 students).

The closest other public school is Fremont High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fremont Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 292 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Fremont Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.