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Enrollment
572
Middle
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180063001123
Jackson Creek Middle School
3980 S Sare Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401 · (812) 330-2451 · Monroe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
162 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 285 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 50% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
57.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where Jackson Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #23 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #18 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #32 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #152 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #175 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #156 of 315 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #98 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
572
+8 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.0:1
% White
75%
was 83%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
5%
was 1%
% Asian
7%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 572 | 37.4 | 15.3:1 | 28% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 38.3 | 14.0:1 | 27% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 40.3 | 13.0:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 33.2 | 17.0:1 | 25% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Creek Middle School.
About Jackson Creek Middle School
Jackson Creek Middle School is a public middle school run by Monroe County Community Sch Corp in Bloomington, Indiana. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 572 students enrolled.
Jackson Creek Middle School reports to Monroe County Community Sch Corp, which has 23 schools and 10,480 students.
The largest group at Jackson Creek Middle School is White students, at 75%. Smaller groups are 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Jackson Creek Middle School lists 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.3 students per teacher. That is in line with the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. About 28% of students at Jackson Creek Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Monroe County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jackson Creek Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 61.3% actual against 55.5% predicted.
Census data for Monroe County show median household income comes to about $65,868, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 14,256 students.
Childs Elementary School is the nearest public school to Jackson Creek Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Jackson Creek Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 61.3% is above the 46.8% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show 564 students in 2017-18 and 572 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The share of White students fell 8 points, from 83% to 75%. Students per teacher dropped from 17.0 in 2017-18 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,965
Census ACS
Median income
$65,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County Community Sch Corp
- Bloomington High School SouthHigh · 1,691 students
- Bloomington High School NorthHigh · 1,528 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Tri-North Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- University Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Binford Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Bloomington High School SouthHigh · 1,691 students
- Bloomington High School NorthHigh · 1,528 students
- Edgewood Primary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Edgewood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Tri-North Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Childs Elementary School1.0 mi · 446
- Clear Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 294
- Bloomington High School South1.6 mi · 1,691
- Lora L Batchelor Middle School1.8 mi · 478
- Early Learning Center1.9 mi · 27
- Bloomington Graduation School2.0 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Creek Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Creek Middle School?
Jackson Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 07-08.
Is Jackson Creek Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Creek Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Creek Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Jackson Creek Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Jackson Creek Middle School are roughly 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Creek Middle School?
Jackson Creek Middle School is overseen by Monroe County Community Sch Corp in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.