Enrollment
324
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 180657001154
Martin T Krueger Middle School
2001 Springland Ave, Michigan City, IN 46360 · (219) 873-2061 · LaPorte County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Indiana public middle schools
- DTest 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
11.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
250 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 7 | 159 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 51% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Martin T Krueger Middle School→Michigan City High School
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
22.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
13.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Martin T Krueger Middle School
Martin T Krueger Middle School's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin T Krueger Middle School this school | 324 | 77.2% | 17.8% |
| McGary Middle School Evansville | 295 | 73.2% | 9.1% |
| Barker Middle School Michigan City | 390 | 69.2% | 21.0% |
| Washington Middle School Evansville | 331 | 68.0% | 17.6% |
| John L McCulloch Junior High Sch Marion | 455 | 73.0% | 16.2% |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd Marion | 500 | 80.2% | 18.9% |
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 Martin T Krueger Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #283 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #287 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #282 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #268 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #16 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #28 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #14 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #146 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
324
-81 (-20%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 324 | 29.5 | 11.0:1 | 77% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 30.5 | 10.8:1 | 78% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 32.1 | 10.4:1 | 84% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 83% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 30.7 | 11.1:1 | 83% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 76% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 72% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 46% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 34 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin T Krueger Middle School.
About Martin T Krueger Middle School
Martin T Krueger Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Michigan City, Indiana. It had 324 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students, which makes this school 45% below average.
Michigan City Area Schools has 13 schools; together they serve 5,030 students.
The largest group at Martin T Krueger Middle School is White students, at 38%. It is also 36% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. For comparison, the population of LaPorte County is roughly 78% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Martin T Krueger Middle School scores 69%.
On staff are 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. Martin T Krueger Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 77%. Public schools in LaPorte County average 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Martin T Krueger Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Indiana public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Martin T Krueger Middle School would be expected to post about 20.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.8%.
The county, LaPorte County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,055, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 38, with about 15,515 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Joy Elementary School, is about 1.7 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Martin T Krueger Middle School is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Martin T Krueger Middle School had a net loss of 81 students, or 20%.
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LaPorte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,917
Census ACS
Median income
$71,055
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Michigan City Area Schools
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Pine Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Michigan City
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Pine Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Joy Elementary School1.7 mi · 416
- Lake Hills Elementary School2.0 mi · 345
- Marsh Elementary School2.1 mi · 296
- A K Smith Area Career Center2.2 mi · 1
- Little Wolves Early Learning Center2.4 mi · 38
- Edgewood Elementary School2.4 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Martin T Krueger Middle SchoolHow many students attend Martin T Krueger Middle School?
Martin T Krueger Middle School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Martin T Krueger Middle School serve?
Martin T Krueger Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Martin T Krueger Middle School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Martin T Krueger Middle School.
How diverse is Martin T Krueger Middle School?
Martin T Krueger Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 36% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Martin T Krueger Middle School public or private?
Martin T Krueger Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Michigan City Area Schools.
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