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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD-CENTRAL COM SCHOOLS·NCES 180405000699
Maxwell Intermediate School
102 N Main St, Maxwell, IN 46154 · (317) 326-3121 · Hancock County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
188 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 4 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 157 | 35% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Greenfield-Central Com Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Maxwell Intermediate School
Maxwell Intermediate School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Intermediate School this school | 454 | 41.4% | 51.1% |
| Greendale Middle School Lawrenceburg | 437 | 41.2% | 31.8% |
| Princeton Community Middle Princeton | 437 | 44.2% | 25.2% |
| Mount Vernon Jr High School Mount Vernon | 493 | 40.6% | 41.4% |
| Eastern Middle School Greentown | 379 | 42.0% | 42.4% |
| North Montgomery Middle School Crawfordsville | 400 | 39.3% | 40.1% |
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 Maxwell Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #74 of 324 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #48 of 325 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #102 of 325 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #198 of 334 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #178 of 314 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #193 of 315 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #229 of 330 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #133 of 187 | N/A |
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
454
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
+124% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 454 | 29.5 | 15.4:1 | 41% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 28.8 | 15.9:1 | 41% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 29.2 | 15.9:1 | 37% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 36% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 37% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 30% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 12% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maxwell Intermediate School.
About Maxwell Intermediate School
Maxwell Intermediate School is a middle school in Maxwell, Indiana, according to federal school records. The school has 454 students in 2024-25 across grades 4 through 6. By comparison, middle schools in Indiana enroll about 594 students on average.
The Greenfield-Central Com Schools system has 8 schools and 4,370 students.
By race and ethnicity, Maxwell Intermediate School is 82% White. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
For every teacher at Maxwell Intermediate School, there are about 15.4 students; the school has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Maxwell Intermediate School is +4.8 points: 51.1% actual, 46.2% predicted.
The school is in Hancock County, where median household income comes to about $93,186, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hancock County's 24 public schools enroll about 14,779 students and include Maxwell Intermediate School.
Eden Elementary School is about 3.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Maxwell Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Maxwell Intermediate School's average proficiency of 51.1% compares with 47.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The school shrank from 487 students in 2020-21 to 454 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.2:1 to 15.4:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,037
Census ACS
Median income
$93,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
14,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenfield-Central Com Schools
- Greenfield-Central High SchoolHigh · 1,413 students
- Greenfield Central Junior High SchMiddle · 690 students
- JB Stephens Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Greenfield Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Harris Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Eden Elementary School3.1 mi · 152
- Greenfield Central Junior High Sch3.8 mi · 690
- JB Stephens Elementary School4.0 mi · 587
- Harris Elementary School4.6 mi · 273
- Greenfield Intermediate School4.6 mi · 481
- Greenfield-Central High School4.7 mi · 1,413
Frequently asked questions
About Maxwell Intermediate SchoolHow large is Maxwell Intermediate School?
Maxwell Intermediate School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Maxwell Intermediate School serve?
Maxwell Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Maxwell Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Maxwell Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Maxwell Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Maxwell Intermediate School are roughly 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Maxwell Intermediate School in?
Maxwell Intermediate School is part of Greenfield-Central Com Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.