Lewis Cass Junior High School

Lewis Cass Junior High School, a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Walton, Indiana, part of Lewis Cass Schools, enrolls 332 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Lewis Cass Junior High School is one of 3 schools operated by Lewis Cass Schools, a district that instructs 1,283 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lewis Cass Junior High School logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Lewis Cass Junior High School logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lewis Cass Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Across the wider county, Cass County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,403 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lewis Cass Junior High School is one of 18 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 6,815 students).

The closest other public school is Lewis Cass High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lewis Cass Junior High School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 26.5%.

Lewis Cass Junior High School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Lewis Cass Junior High School's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 332). Class-load math has grew: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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