Maxwell Intermediate School

Maxwell Intermediate School operates as a small intermediate school in Maxwell, Indiana, overseen by Greenfield-Central Com Schools. Current enrollment sits at 454 students spanning grades 4 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Greenfield-Central Com Schools runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,370 students. Maxwell Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Maxwell Intermediate School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Maxwell Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.2%, the actual is 51.1%, a residual of +4.8 points.

Across the wider county, Hancock County reports that median household earnings sit near $93,186, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. Across Hancock County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,779 students), Maxwell Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eden Elementary School, roughly 3.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maxwell Intermediate School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Maxwell Intermediate School's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 454). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 91% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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