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What's the one class at Jennings County Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
572
Middle
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENNINGS COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180519000925
Jennings County Middle School
820 W Walnut, North Vernon, IN 47265 · (812) 346-4940 · Jennings County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Indiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
372 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 7 | 279 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 51% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Jennings County Middle School→Jennings County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jennings County School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Jennings County Middle School
Jennings County Middle School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings County Middle School this school | 572 | 65.0% | 31.4% |
| R J Baskett Middle School Gas City | 507 | 67.9% | 30.6% |
| Otter Creek Middle School Terre Haute | 670 | 66.3% | 22.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Terre Haute | 686 | 65.2% | 29.0% |
| Wabash Middle School Wabash | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
| Bedford Middle School Bedford | 518 | 59.1% | 31.4% |
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 Jennings County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #215 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #216 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #194 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #153 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #62 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #223 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #60 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #46 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
572
-74 (-11%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 572 | 44.8 | 12.8:1 | 65% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 44.5 | 13.9:1 | 63% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 62% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 54% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 59% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 57% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 45 | 18.0:1 | 55% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 38 | 20.5:1 | 27% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 34 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennings County Middle School.
About Jennings County Middle School
Jennings County Middle School is a public middle-grades school in North Vernon, Indiana. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 572 students.
Jennings County School Corporation enrolls 3,800 students in 8 schools, including Jennings County Middle School.
Jennings County Middle School's enrollment is 86% White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 44.8 full-time equivalents, or about 12.8 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Indiana have 15.6:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. About 65% of students, or 372, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 65% average for public schools in Jennings County.
The allk12 Grade for Jennings County Middle School is B-. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Jennings County Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.4%, compared with a predicted 29.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Jennings County has about 27,562 residents, and the median household income is $69,322, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Jennings County has 8 public schools and roughly 3,800 students.
The school nearest to Jennings County Middle School is North Vernon Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jennings County Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Jennings County Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Jennings County Middle School's enrollment dropped 11%, to 572. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.8:1 to 12.8:1.
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Jennings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,562
Census ACS
Median income
$69,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jennings County School Corporation
- Jennings County High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- North Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Hayden Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Scipio Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in North Vernon
- Jennings County High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- North Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- North Vernon Elementary School0.1 mi · 566
- Jennings County High School0.4 mi · 1,188
- Sand Creek Elementary School4.6 mi · 385
- Hayden Elementary School5.2 mi · 284
- Brush Creek Elementary School6.3 mi · 303
- Scipio Elementary School6.9 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Jennings County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jennings County Middle School?
Jennings County Middle School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Jennings County Middle School serve?
Jennings County Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Jennings County Middle School have?
Jennings County Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Jennings County Middle School?
Student demographics at Jennings County Middle School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jennings County Middle School in?
Jennings County Middle School is part of Jennings County School Corporation.
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