1
What's one community event at Indian Springs Middle School more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
797
Middle
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITLEY COUNTY CON SCHOOLS·NCES 180228000824
Indian Springs Middle School
1692 S SR 9, Columbia City, IN 46725 · (260) 244-5148 · Whitley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Indiana public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
229 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 275 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 34% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Indian Springs Middle School→Columbia City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Whitley County Con Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
31.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Indian Springs Middle School
Indian Springs Middle School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs Middle School this school | 797 | 28.7% | 40.0% |
| Hamilton Heights Middle School Arcadia | 742 | 32.1% | 48.1% |
| New Palestine Intermediate School New Palestine | 605 | 29.1% | 52.0% |
| New Palestine Jr High School New Palestine | 606 | 25.4% | 45.7% |
| East Central Middle School St Leon | 803 | 23.5% | 51.0% |
| Leo Elementary School Leo | 653 | 23.4% | 54.3% |
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 Indian Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #145 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #199 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #131 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #79 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #230 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #259 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #292 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #96 of 110 |
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
797
-71 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 797 | 48.2 | 16.6:1 | 29% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 45.7 | 17.7:1 | 30% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 33% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 50 | 17.4:1 | 28% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 32% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 43 | 19.2:1 | 27% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 31% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 863 | 53 | 16.3:1 | 15% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Springs Middle School.
About Indian Springs Middle School
Among the schools in Columbia City, Indiana, is Indian Springs Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment stands at 797 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 34% above the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in Whitley County Con Schools totals 3,686 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Indian Springs Middle School is White, at 90%. It is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Whitley County residents, the White share is about 93%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
For every teacher at Indian Springs Middle School, there are about 16.6 students; the school has 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 29%.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Indian Springs Middle School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 55.2% for Indian Springs Middle School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 40.0%. The 15.2-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
The county, Whitley County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $78,083, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 12 public schools and about 5,594 students.
Indian Springs Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Little Turtle Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Indian Springs Middle School holds 5 other public schools. Local comparison: Indian Springs Middle School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 40.0% versus a 36.7% average.
Locale data from NCES put Indian Springs Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
From 868 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 797 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Indian Springs Middle School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Whitley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,618
Census ACS
Median income
$78,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitley County Con Schools
- Columbia City High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- Little Turtle Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Northern Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Mary Raber Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Coesse SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Eagleview OnlineCombined · 12 students
Other schools in Columbia City
- Columbia City High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- Little Turtle Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Northern Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Mary Raber Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Coesse SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other Indian Springs Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Springs Middle. Indian Springs Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Indian Springs Middle SchoolKELLER, TX · 891 students
- Indian Springs Middle SchoolIndian Springs, NV · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Little Turtle Elementary School0.3 mi · 583
- Columbia City High School0.3 mi · 1,202
- Eagleview Online1.6 mi · 12
- Mary Raber Elementary School1.7 mi · 297
- Coesse School4.8 mi · 291
- Northern Heights Elementary School7.2 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Springs Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Springs Middle School?
Indian Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 797 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Indian Springs Middle School serve?
Indian Springs Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Indian Springs Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Indian Springs Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Indian Springs Middle School?
Student demographics at Indian Springs Middle School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Indian Springs Middle School in?
Indian Springs Middle School is part of Whitley County Con Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.