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What's the most underrated thing about New Prairie Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW PRAIRIE UNITED SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180756001299
New Prairie Middle School
5325 N Cougar Rd, New Carlisle, IN 46552 · (574) 654-3070 · LaPorte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Indiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
273 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 211 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 36% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
New Prairie Middle School→New Prairie High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Prairie United School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 New Prairie Middle School
New Prairie Middle School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Prairie Middle School this school | 667 | 40.9% | 50.0% |
| Charlestown Middle School Charlestown | 647 | 44.0% | 41.7% |
| North Wood Middle School Wakarusa | 653 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
| Edgewood Junior High School Ellettsville | 627 | 40.5% | 41.0% |
| East Noble Middle School Kendallville | 767 | 38.1% | 32.7% |
| Pendleton Heights Middle School Pendleton | 730 | 37.4% | 47.1% |
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 New Prairie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #79 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #82 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #72 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #112 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #297 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #201 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #232 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #100 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
667
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 667 | 35.5 | 18.8:1 | 41% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 36.5 | 18.3:1 | 39% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 40% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 36% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 32.5 | 22.7:1 | 35% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 30 | 23.3:1 | 37% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 30 | 23.4:1 | 34% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 14% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 18 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Prairie Middle School.
About New Prairie Middle School
The public middle school New Prairie Middle School is located in New Carlisle, Indiana. School enrollment was 667 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
New Prairie United School Corp, which runs New Prairie Middle School, has 5 schools and 2,815 students.
Most students at New Prairie Middle School are White: 83% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, New Prairie Middle School comes in at 30%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1 at New Prairie Middle School, with 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 41% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in LaPorte County is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for New Prairie Middle School is A-. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, New Prairie Middle School is 3.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Census Bureau estimates for LaPorte County show that median household income is about $71,055, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Prairie Middle School is one of 38 public schools in LaPorte County, which together enroll about 15,515 students.
The closest public school to New Prairie Middle School is New Prairie High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. New Prairie Middle School comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes New Prairie Middle School as Rural: Distant.
New Prairie Middle School had 698 students in 2020-21 and 667 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 New Prairie United School Corp
- New Prairie High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Olive Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Rolling Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in New Carlisle
- New Prairie High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Olive Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- New Prairie High School0.2 mi · 945
- Prairie View Elementary School2.0 mi · 294
- Rolling Prairie Elementary School2.5 mi · 414
- Olive Township Elementary School2.9 mi · 495
- Hailmann Elementary School8.7 mi · 318
- Indian Trail Elementary School8.8 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About New Prairie Middle SchoolHow many students attend New Prairie Middle School?
New Prairie Middle School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does New Prairie Middle School serve?
New Prairie Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at New Prairie Middle School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at New Prairie Middle School.
What is the student diversity at New Prairie Middle School?
Student demographics at New Prairie Middle School are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is New Prairie Middle School in?
New Prairie Middle School is part of New Prairie United School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.