Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETT-KEYSER-BUTLER COM SCH CORP·NCES 180384001389
Garrett Middle School
801 E Houston St, Garrett, IN 46738 · (260) 357-5745 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Indiana public middle schools
- C-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
14.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
224 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 122 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Garrett Middle School→Garrett High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Garrett Middle School
Garrett Middle School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Middle School this school | 387 | 57.9% | 26.8% |
| Connersville Middle School Connersville | 434 | 58.8% | 27.2% |
| West Vigo Middle School West Terre Haute | 390 | 59.2% | 17.3% |
| Wabash Middle School Wabash | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
| Rochester Community Middle School Rochester | 353 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
| South Vermillion Middle School Clinton | 494 | 59.1% | 34.9% |
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 Garrett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #250 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #240 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #259 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #233 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #129 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #271 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #99 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #130 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
387
-57 (-13%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 58% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 27.5 | 14.1:1 | 53% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 26.5 | 14.2:1 | 54% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 42% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 32.5 | 12.8:1 | 52% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 51% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrett Middle School.
About Garrett Middle School
Garrett Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Garrett, Indiana. The school enrolls 387 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Indiana) has about 594 students.
In Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,644 students.
Federal enrollment data show Garrett Middle School is 92% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Roughly 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in DeKalb County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Garrett Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Garrett Middle School would be expected to post about 34.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household income is $74,331, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 14 public schools in DeKalb County, enrolling about 6,781 students in all.
The next-closest public school is J E Ober Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. On proficiency, Garrett Middle School is behind the 38.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
Federal data place Garrett Middle School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 444 in 2020-21 to 387 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Garrett Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$74,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
- J E Ober Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Garrett High SchoolHigh · 553 students
Other schools in Garrett
- J E Ober Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Garrett High SchoolHigh · 553 students
Other Garrett Middle schools
One other US public school is named Garrett Middle. Garrett Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Garrett Middle SchoolAustell, GA · 891 students
Nearby schools
- J E Ober Elementary School0.0 mi · 704
- Garrett High School0.1 mi · 553
- McKenney-Harrison Elementary Sch3.6 mi · 620
- James R Watson Elementary School4.7 mi · 590
- Avilla Elementary School6.0 mi · 422
- DeKalb High School6.1 mi · 1,007
Frequently asked questions
About Garrett Middle SchoolHow large is Garrett Middle School?
Garrett Middle School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 06-08.
Is Garrett Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garrett Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Garrett Middle School have?
Garrett Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Garrett Middle School?
Garrett Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Garrett Middle School?
Garrett Middle School is overseen by Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp in DeKalb County.
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