John J Young Middle School

John J Young Middle School is an average-sized middle-grades school in Mishawaka, Indiana, overseen by School City of Mishawaka. The school teaches 709 students in grades 7 through 8.

School City of Mishawaka runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,051 students. John J Young Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, John J Young Middle School logs that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% Black, 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at John J Young Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below St. Joseph County's rate of about 46%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John J Young Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 54.9%; this one comes in at 23.7%, -31.2 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Joseph County put median household earnings sit near $66,868, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, St. Joseph County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), of which John J Young Middle School is one.

Liberty Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John J Young Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John J Young Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 24.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John J Young Middle School has edged down 10%, going from 789 students in 2018 to 709 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 62% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.