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Enrollment
971
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180545000982
Kahler Middle School
600 Joliet St, Dyer, IN 46311 · (219) 865-3535 · Lake County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL971 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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
18.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
276 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 5 | 274 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 231 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Kahler Middle School→Lake Central High School
Based on grade levels within Lake Central School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
51.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Kahler Middle School
Kahler Middle School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahler Middle School this school | 971 | 28.4% | 52.5% |
| Michael Grimmer Middle School Schererville | 814 | 30.7% | 54.3% |
| Hal E Clark Middle School Saint John | 1,032 | 22.1% | 50.0% |
| Wilbur Wright Middle School Munster | 990 | 26.1% | 59.4% |
| Colonel John Wheeler Middle School Crown Point | 1,061 | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| Robert Taft Middle School Crown Point | 1,067 | 22.4% | 54.4% |
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 Kahler Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #64 of 324 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #73 of 325 | #4 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #86 of 325 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 971 | #43 of 334 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #277 of 314 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #94 of 315 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #294 of 330 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #164 of 187 | #13 of 14 |
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
971
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 971 | 54 | 18.0:1 | 28% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 946 | 51 | 18.6:1 | 28% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 922 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 28% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 49 | 19.4:1 | 26% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 1,001 | 45 | 22.2:1 | 22% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 985 | 49 | 20.1:1 | 20% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 1,140 | 62 | 18.4:1 | 18% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 1,065 | 56 | 19.0:1 | 6% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 33 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kahler Middle School.
About Kahler Middle School
Kahler Middle School sits in Dyer, Indiana, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Its 971 students are spread across grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 63% bigger than the 594 average for middle schools in Indiana.
Lake Central School Corporation is responsible for 10 schools, Kahler Middle School included, with 8,985 students in all.
White students account for 59% of enrollment at Kahler Middle School. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Kahler Middle School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 54 full-time equivalents, or about 18.0 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.6:1. About 28% of students, or 276, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Kahler Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kahler Middle School is -2.9 points: 52.5% actual, 55.4% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, median household income is about $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Lake County number 121 and enroll about 74,661.
The nearest public school is George Bibich Elementary School, at about 1.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Kahler Middle School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 951 in 2020-21 to 971 in 2024-25, a change of 20 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.4:1 in 2020-21 to 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Central School Corporation
- Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 2,926 students
- Hal E Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,032 students
- Michael Grimmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- James H Watson Elementary SchoolElementary · 660 students
- Protsman Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- George Bibich Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other schools in Dyer
- Protsman Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- George Bibich Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- George Bibich Elementary School1.3 mi · 547
- Protsman Elementary School1.3 mi · 614
- Rickover Jr High School2.2 mi · 371
- Sandridge Elementary School2.5 mi · 423
- Strassburg Elementary School2.7 mi · 406
- Lake Central High School2.8 mi · 2,926
Frequently asked questions
About Kahler Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kahler Middle School?
Kahler Middle School enrolls approximately 971 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Kahler Middle School serve?
Kahler Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kahler Middle School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Kahler Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Kahler Middle School?
Student demographics at Kahler Middle School are roughly 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Kahler Middle School public or private?
Kahler Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Central School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.