Enrollment
332
Middle
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS CASS SCHOOLS·NCES 181068002625
Lewis Cass Junior High School
6422 East State Road 218, Walton, IN 46994 · (574) 626-2511 · Cass County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Indiana public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
172 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 120 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 31% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Lewis Cass Junior High School→Lewis Cass High School
Based on grade levels within Lewis Cass Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Lewis Cass Junior High School
Lewis Cass Junior High School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Cass Junior High School this school | 332 | 51.8% | 31.6% |
| South Adams Middle School Berne | 294 | 52.4% | 44.1% |
| Corydon Central Jr High School Corydon | 358 | 52.5% | 41.0% |
| Lee L Driver Middle School Winchester | 316 | 50.3% | 30.5% |
| Greensburg Community Jr High Greensburg | 404 | 53.5% | 38.4% |
| Manchester Intermediate School Laketon | 285 | 48.1% | 53.5% |
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 Lewis Cass Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #214 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #187 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #217 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #264 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #229 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #205 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #146 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #73 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. 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
332
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 332 | 20.2 | 16.5:1 | 52% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 53% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 22.7 | 14.2:1 | 51% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 41% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 34.1 | 9.2:1 | 41% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Cass Junior High School.
About Lewis Cass Junior High School
Lewis Cass Junior High School is one of the public schools in Walton, Indiana. It is a small middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 332 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 594.
Lewis Cass Schools runs 3 schools with a combined 1,283 students. Lewis Cass Junior High School is one of them.
Roughly 83% of students at Lewis Cass Junior High School are White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
On staff are 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The average for middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 52% of students at Lewis Cass Junior High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cass County is 64%.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Lewis Cass Junior High School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Lewis Cass Junior High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.6%) and its predicted rate (38.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
In the wider Cass County area, median household income comes to about $56,403, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cass County counts 18 public schools with about 6,815 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Lewis Cass Junior High School from the closest public school, Lewis Cass High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lewis Cass Junior High School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Lewis Cass Junior High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 332 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 318. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 16.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to Lewis Cass Junior High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,680
Census ACS
Median income
$56,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewis Cass Schools
- Lewis Cass Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Lewis Cass High SchoolHigh · 388 students
- Lewis Cass Polytechnic AcademyHigh
Other schools in Walton
- Lewis Cass Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Lewis Cass High SchoolHigh · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis Cass High School0.0 mi · 388
- Lewis Cass Elementary School0.1 mi · 563
- Pipe Creek Elementary School7.1 mi · 363
- Logansport Community High School7.3 mi · 1,148
- Landis Elementary School7.3 mi · 819
- Logansport Junior High School7.4 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Cass Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lewis Cass Junior High School?
Lewis Cass Junior High School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lewis Cass Junior High School serve?
Lewis Cass Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lewis Cass Junior High School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Lewis Cass Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Lewis Cass Junior High School?
Student demographics at Lewis Cass Junior High School are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis Cass Junior High School?
Lewis Cass Junior High School is overseen by Lewis Cass Schools in Cass County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.