Hobart Middle School

Hobart Middle School, a sizable intermediate school in Hobart, Indiana, part of School City of Hobart, works with 905 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Hobart Middle School sits 52% larger than that benchmark.

Hobart Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by School City of Hobart, a district that serves 3,978 students overall.

Demographically, Hobart Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder consists of 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Hobart Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hobart Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 39.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Hobart Middle School is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

Nearest neighbor: Joan Martin Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hobart Middle School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hobart Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 910 students in 2018 to 905 in 2025.

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