Enrollment
223
Middle
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOOGOOTEE COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180606001070
Loogootee Middle School
201 Brooks Ave, Loogootee, IN 47553 · (812) 295-2409 · Martin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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
12.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
83 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 5 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 20% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Loogootee Middle School→Loogootee High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Loogootee Community Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Loogootee Middle School
Loogootee Middle School's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loogootee Middle School this school | 223 | 37.2% | 52.2% |
| Tecumseh Middle School Lynnville | 213 | 37.6% | 53.4% |
| North Posey Junior High School Poseyville | 234 | 33.8% | 57.5% |
| Cedar Crest Intermediate School Huntingburg | 192 | 34.9% | 63.2% |
| Eastern Hancock Middle School Charlottesville | 299 | 36.1% | 40.0% |
| Covington Middle School Covington | 178 | 39.3% | 49.6% |
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 Loogootee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #65 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #100 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #77 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #311 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #40 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #289 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #255 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #41 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
223
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 223 | 18.3 | 12.2:1 | 37% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 39% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 14.7 | 14.3:1 | 41% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 39% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 39% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 46% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 7 | 21.1:1 | 33% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 12 | 20.8:1 | 24% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loogootee Middle School.
About Loogootee Middle School
A small middle school in Loogootee, Indiana, Loogootee Middle School is part of Loogootee Community Sch Corp. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 223 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students.
The 3 schools of Loogootee Community Sch Corp, including Loogootee Middle School, enroll 762 students.
About 94% of the student body at Loogootee Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. The White share in Martin County as a whole is similar, at about 96%. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 18.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.2:1. That is 3.5 students per teacher below the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Loogootee Middle School is 37%.
allk12 grades Loogootee Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Loogootee Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.2%, compared with a predicted 49.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Martin County, the median household income is $68,594, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Loogootee Middle School, Martin County has 5 other public schools.
The closest public school, Loogootee High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Loogootee Middle School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Loogootee Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Loogootee Middle School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 219 to 223, a small change.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Martin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,830
Census ACS
Median income
$68,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loogootee Community Sch Corp
- Loogootee Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Loogootee High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Other schools in Loogootee
- Loogootee Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Loogootee High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Loogootee High School0.0 mi · 229
- Loogootee Elementary School0.1 mi · 310
- Barr Reeve Middle/High School6.9 mi · 522
- Barr Reeve Elementary School7.0 mi · 507
- Shoals Community High School7.8 mi · 201
- Shoals Community Elementary School7.8 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Loogootee Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Loogootee Middle School?
Loogootee Middle School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Loogootee Middle School serve?
Loogootee Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Loogootee Middle School have?
Loogootee Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Loogootee Middle School?
Student demographics at Loogootee Middle School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Loogootee Middle School public or private?
Loogootee Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Loogootee Community Sch Corp.
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