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What's one thing Miami Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
496
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000548
Miami Middle School
8100 Amherst Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46819 · (260) 467-8560 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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.
- C-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
12.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
362 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 6 | 152 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 36% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
8.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Miami Middle School
Miami Middle School's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Middle School this school | 496 | 73.0% | 12.5% |
| Lane Middle School Fort Wayne | 644 | 72.4% | 22.1% |
| Southport 6th Grade Academy Indianapolis | 643 | 70.8% | 30.7% |
| Shawnee Middle School Fort Wayne | 624 | 66.5% | 20.3% |
| Lakeside Middle School Fort Wayne | 452 | 77.7% | 18.6% |
| Northwood Middle School Fort Wayne | 585 | 70.6% | 20.0% |
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 Miami Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #304 of 324 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #309 of 325 | #16 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #302 of 325 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #181 of 334 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #56 of 314 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #5 of 315 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #23 of 330 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #98 of 187 | #2 of 8 |
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
496
-62 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 496 | 39 | 12.7:1 | 73% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 73% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 39.7 | 12.5:1 | 80% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 79% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 35.5 | 15.5:1 | 82% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 75% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 53 | 15.5:1 | 87% (716) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 50% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 35 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miami Middle School.
About Miami Middle School
Miami Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It enrolled 496 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Fort Wayne Community Schools runs 50 schools with a combined 28,561 students. Miami Middle School is one of them.
Enrollment at Miami Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 37%. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 19% White, 19% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Black share among all Allen County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Miami Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Teachers at Miami Middle School total 39 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.7:1. The 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 362 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 73%. The 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 23 points lower.
Miami Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.9% at Miami Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.5%.
In Allen County (population about 392,378), median household income is about $70,737, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Miami Middle School is one of 92 public schools in Allen County, which together enroll about 55,262 students.
The closest public school, Maplewood Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Miami Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Miami Middle School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Miami Middle School went from 558 students to 496. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 12.7:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Miami Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Blackhawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Nearby schools
- Maplewood Elementary School0.3 mi · 477
- Waynedale Elementary School0.7 mi · 383
- Wayne High School1.4 mi · 1,398
- Jeff H Towles Intermediate School2.2 mi · 600
- Kekionga Middle School2.5 mi · 527
- Harrison Hill Elementary School2.6 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Miami Middle SchoolHow many students attend Miami Middle School?
Miami Middle School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Miami Middle School serve?
Miami Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miami Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Miami Middle School is approximately 12.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Miami Middle School?
Student demographics at Miami Middle School are roughly 19% White, 20% Hispanic, 37% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Miami Middle School in?
Miami Middle School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.