Martin T Krueger Middle School

As an intimate 6-8 campus in Michigan City, Indiana, Martin T Krueger Middle School works with 324 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Michigan City Area Schools. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Martin T Krueger Middle School sits 45% below that benchmark.

Within Michigan City Area Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 5,030 students, Martin T Krueger Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Martin T Krueger Middle School logs that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Black, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. By comparison, LaPorte County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Martin T Krueger Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above LaPorte County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Martin T Krueger Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.9%; this one delivers 17.8%.

In the surrounding community, LaPorte County reports that median household income runs about $71,055, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across LaPorte County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,515 students), Martin T Krueger Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Joy Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martin T Krueger Middle School. On composite proficiency, Martin T Krueger Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 24.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Martin T Krueger Middle School has declined 5%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.