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Enrollment
709
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER JASPER CONSOLIDATED SCHS·NCES 180396000686
Jasper Middle School
3600 Portersville Rd, Jasper, IN 47546 · (812) 482-6454 · Dubois County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Indiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
277 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 252 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 29% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Jasper Middle School→Jasper High School
Based on grade levels within Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
51.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Jasper Middle School
Jasper Middle School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Middle School this school | 709 | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School Valparaiso | 632 | 39.7% | 53.1% |
| LaPorte Middle School LaPorte | 862 | 43.7% | 39.7% |
| New Prairie Middle School New Carlisle | 667 | 40.9% | 50.0% |
| Silver Creek Middle School Sellersburg | 748 | 35.6% | 43.7% |
| Kankakee Valley Middle School Wheatfield | 728 | 45.9% | 37.9% |
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 Jasper Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #58 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #69 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #38 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #102 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #226 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #166 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #242 of 330 |
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
709
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 709 | 43.2 | 16.4:1 | 39% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 37% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 40% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 37% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 34.8 | 20.4:1 | 34% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 31 | 24.9:1 | 35% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 35 | 22.4:1 | 25% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 36 | 20.5:1 | 12% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 29 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jasper Middle School.
About Jasper Middle School
Jasper Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Jasper, Indiana. The school counts 709 students across grades 6 through 8.
In Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs, 4 schools enroll a combined 3,383 students.
White students account for 74% of enrollment at Jasper Middle School. Other groups include 22% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White. By the diversity index, Jasper Middle School comes in at 40%.
Its 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.4:1. That ratio is over the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. Across public schools in Dubois County, the average is about the same, 40%.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Jasper Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jasper Middle School is 5.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 53.3%. Predicted: 47.9%.
Within Dubois County, median household income is about $75,979, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dubois County number 17 and enroll about 7,511.
The school nearest to Jasper Middle School is Jasper Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Jasper Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jasper Middle School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 709, starting from 697. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.5:1 to 16.4:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Jasper Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dubois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,614
Census ACS
Median income
$75,979
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,103 students
- Jasper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,023 students
- Ireland Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Exceptional Children's CooperativeCombined
Other schools in Jasper
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,103 students
- Jasper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,023 students
- Exceptional Children's CooperativeCombined
Other Jasper Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jasper Middle. Jasper Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Jasper Middle SchoolJasper, GA · 573 students
- Jasper Middle SchoolJasper, TN · 395 students
Nearby schools
- Jasper Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,023
- Jasper High School1.6 mi · 1,103
- Ireland Elementary School2.8 mi · 548
- Otwell Miller Academy7.9 mi · 107
- Northeast Dubois Elementary School8.0 mi · 235
- Northeast Dubois Intermediate School8.1 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Jasper Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jasper Middle School?
Jasper Middle School enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jasper Middle School serve?
Jasper Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Jasper Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Jasper Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Jasper Middle School?
Student demographics at Jasper Middle School are roughly 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Jasper Middle School in?
Jasper Middle School is part of Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.