Enrollment
336
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MITCHELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180690002151
Mitchell Jr High School
1010 Bishop Blvd, Mitchell, IN 47446 · (812) 849-3747 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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
12.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
225 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 118 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 30% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Mitchell Jr High School→Mitchell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mitchell Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
21.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.6%
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 17 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Mitchell Jr High School
Mitchell Jr High School's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Jr High School this school | 336 | 67.0% | 19.5% |
| Cloverdale Middle School Cloverdale | 297 | 67.7% | 36.0% |
| Crawford County Middle School Marengo | 267 | 65.9% | 51.9% |
| R J Baskett Middle School Gas City | 507 | 67.9% | 30.6% |
| Sheridan Middle School Sheridan | 270 | 60.4% | 35.0% |
| Rochester Community Middle School Rochester | 353 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
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 Mitchell Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #276 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #272 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #285 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #260 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #35 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #286 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #43 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #108 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
336
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 336 | 27.9 | 12.0:1 | 67% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 27.3 | 4.2:1 | 69% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 25.5 | 14.1:1 | 61% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 55% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 50% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 46% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 29% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 22 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Jr High School.
About Mitchell Jr High School
Mitchell Jr High School, a small middle-grades school, is located in Mitchell, Indiana. Total enrollment is 336 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Indiana enroll about 594 students on average.
Mitchell Community Schools runs 4 schools with a combined 1,476 students. Mitchell Jr High School is one of them.
At Mitchell Jr High School, 93% of students are White. The school is also 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Lawrence County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Staffing at Mitchell Jr High School comes to 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. Middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. Mitchell Jr High School counts 67% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Mitchell Jr High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Indiana public middle schools.
Mitchell Jr High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.5%, compared with a predicted 28.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lawrence County show that median household income comes to about $66,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Lawrence County counts 15 public schools with about 5,502 students.
Mitchell High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Mitchell Jr High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 336 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Mitchell Jr High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,102
Census ACS
Median income
$66,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mitchell Community Schools
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Burris Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Other schools in Mitchell
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Burris Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Mitchell High School0.0 mi · 424
- Burris Elementary School0.6 mi · 320
- Hatfield Elementary School0.7 mi · 396
- Orleans Jr-Sr High School4.9 mi · 388
- Orleans Elementary School5.5 mi · 499
- Lincoln Elementary School8.3 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mitchell Jr High School?
Mitchell Jr High School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mitchell Jr High School serve?
Mitchell Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mitchell Jr High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Mitchell Jr High School.
What is the student diversity at Mitchell Jr High School?
Student demographics at Mitchell Jr High School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mitchell Jr High School in?
Mitchell Jr High School is part of Mitchell Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.